. $425 is just for pre-liminary classes. 

Do your own investigation.

We need the below:Site plan- Floor plans, exterior elevations, preliminary structural design, building sections, preliminary cabinet layout andelevations, preliminary interior elevations- -dimensional exterior and/or interior renderings depicting the proposed work.

With this info they could also easily identify all illegal rentals and smack them with fines too.HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is seeking to find vacation rental owners who aren’t paying taxes by getting Airbnb to turn over rental records.Hawaii News Now reports the state Department of Taxation filed a court petition last week to serve an administrative subpoena on Airbnb for rental documents dating back to 2008.The department is investigating vacation rental owners’ compliance with the general excise and transient accommodation taxes.State Director of Taxation Linda Takayama says the department’s goal is to get the taxes paid, which could involve penalties and interest fees if owners haven’t been paying.Airbnb in a statement said it has received the request and is reviewing it.

(ii) Buyer shall keep Seller and Broker fully informed about the status of Buyer’s mortgage loan application, Loan Approval, and loan processing and authorizes Buyer’s mortgage broker, lender, and Closing Agent to disclose such status and progress, and release preliminary and finally executed closing disclosures and settlement statements, to Seller and Broker.

I have had preliminary discussions with the owner (he is 75, property is owned free and clear, has no direct heirs) but have not submitted an offer yet.

The first set of contractors sent to the property provided a preliminary estimate of repairs in which they are quoting a total of $86,000.

The closing agent has no responsibility in this.....they simply close the transaction as per the contract language and written agreements provided by the parties, they don’t go investigating/verifying such things.

I’ve been trying to investigate this, and by no means an expert, found this info online, http://www.escapeartist.com/realestate/investments/1031-exchange-foreign-real-estate-tax-considerations/According to this article:“A like-kind property is any property held for business or investment.

Also, consider making a form email that you can send to a resident whenever they send you a service request letting them know that you have received their request and that if they will please send you an email with as many details as possible about the problem and needed repair you will contact them within xx hours/days to set up an appointment/do a preliminary evaluation.I would encourage you not to feel embarrassed or unprofessional for going into a house YOU OWN to see if you can fix something.