Yeah if they sealed concrete with something like decra-seal can take weeks to cure and stop smelling strong.  

You'll need to connect with the right real estate agents who list REOs in your area.Pre-foreclosures - You'll need some cash for curing defaults and making minor repairs.

The motivated sellers who called me preferred that I take over their mortgages, cured the default and then I renovated with my funds, and sold quickly.  

We had cured the mortgage and the HOA back pay and created a lien for each in case we wanted to allow it to go into foreclosure prior to investing any capital into the rehab giving us rights to redeem.  

And what is owed to cure the default (approx $270) is about $70-$90k more than what I am estimating for ARV (I am still waiting on comps from my realtor).

Serve notice to cure or quit (or whatever it is in your state).They should have a chance to remove the unauthorized pets, or leave.So what if they pay rent?

With a debt that has been in default since March, there might not be an opportunity to cure and just pick up the payments.

You might ask if you could cure the lack of an escrow impound as a good faith error under 1026• 31.

Have one bad tenant like that and it will cure you from ignoring such signals going forward.

Cure of back payments:  $30,523.54Closing Cost : 600 (or less)Outstanding Principle Balance: $ 237,355.83Original Principle Balance: $245,113.00Mortgage (PITI) $ 1175.89Rentometer estimate: $1695-1700Interest Rate: 2%Type:  VA 30 Yr FixedRehab Cost : $7.5k-10k( Realtor Comps)Listing Price between $339,900 and $425,0004 Bedrooms4 Total Bathrooms2,887 to 4,300 Square Feet$92.92 to $124.66 per Square Foot