Some of the homes I have been looking at, appear to have been damaged by tornado or hurricane; there might be pre-existing issues that I am not aware of, I'm sure.

Is it even possible to buy property with a pre-existing mortgage if I need to obtain a loan myself? 

.* Also ask the lawyer to have the bank disclose any pre-existing relationship with the bank and/or its employees.* File a complaint with CFBP.* File a complaint with Fannie MaeHope this get fixed for you.

In many cities, the water bill is tied to the property, so there could have been pre-existing outstanding bill prior to the tenant moving in.

However 1/1 MH screams single wide, which some lenders won't do...or if the structure is half a double wide plus some stick-built, hm that could be interesting to get permitted much less financed.Creative solutions might not be acceptable to an estate, but worst case you might encourage them to think of this as land - unless they can verify for you that the current structure as built is acceptable by zone and code (even if pre-existing noncomforming).

@J R.In all places where we have done business, a contractor can place a lien on a property for work completed for which s/he has not been paid, even if ownership of the property transfers.If you are aware of the lien prior to Close and the title insurance coming into effect, it quite likely will be deemed pre-existing and not covered.  

The Operator has to know the investors.The law is that to make an offer to invest, someone on the General Partnership side must have a substantial pre-existing relationship with the investor. 

I did have a preexisting relationship with them with my car loan tho. 

These are status updates or posts or whatever you want to call it depending on the forum which are going to people that I have pre-existing connections with and doesn't in itself offer any sort of promises on return or anything.  

If you are already familiar with a market and know which areas are good and bad along with a preexisting relationship with a PM which you trust, I think your choice is a no brainer.