During that conversation I told them that no contractor can promise they are going to be able to keep water out of the residence but they insist on still wanting the property.Again more weirdness me and the tenant had a big blow up argument a few weeks back around me waving rent which I decided to do during this whole fiasco I did a lot of digging and found out that she lied on her application with how much rent she is paying at her current residence with her landlord. 

Do NOT lie and tell them you have a waiting list of applications at a higher rent like someone else in the thread suggested. 

No leins on the property but I just found a gas bill lying on the ground.

LYING about the charges because you "didn't think they would show up" = no deal.

I see TONS....DENY them..... if they say they wont do it, they just want to live there, they are lying and will do it behind your back...pass

She may have lied on her application but I don't think that's important.Tenant put money down in September and has already moved stuff in but is not living there.

If you "tell little white lies" there's a reasonable chance people will find out anyway, then you'll REALLY look bad!

Therein lies part of the conundrum; if the only next of kin doesn't want to have anything to do with the house then who will be the executor of the estate and more importantly how do I find them?

So many people were vacating Cleveland proper, especially the low lying areas.

If you are getting a loan as a primary residence you must intend to occupy the property as your residence. if you buy and say you are buying it as your residence but the whole time you are planning to basically not live in it, that is  lying and could get you in trouble for mortgage fraud. you may not get caught, but if you do it is taken seriously, beside legal trouble lender could call the mortgage due if they found out you were lying.