I must confess I let a roofing contractor whose work sucked skate and haven't slagged him online because I had no doubt he was capable of vandalizing the place.My best recent story is an email about my ad, which had a floor plan with the dimensions of the major rooms.

Once you have the lot, and know the specifics as to the dimensions, etc., you will want to talk to the Planning and Building Departments and find out the what is required for setbacks, driveways, sidewalks, landscaping, height limitations, etc.

Does anyone know of an affordable or free source of direct mail letter templates for different purposes(absentee owner, probate, pre-foreclosure, ect.) that have preset dimensions, fonts, colors, and messages?

What I am after is a form that lets you go from room to room noting dimensions and defects.

You can do advanced searches for dimensions, bedrooms, etc.

If there are qualifications that it doesn't currently meet (i.e. minimum ceiling height or room dimensions, total minimum square footage, presence of heating and cooling elements, # of methods if ingress/egress, size of the window, etc.), then you'd have a problem on your hands if you purchased the property as a 3BR.