His bills were paid on time. 

Higher than normal water bills (if you have metered water)5.

Quote from @Bill B.: 1) ask your realtor if the seller was required to disclose a previous fire and they “forgot”.

You'll find, among the mature software out there, that there are two camps:Camp 1:  The tenant pays the software bills for you you with payment processing fees, or tenant screening fees, or other fees. 

His bills and the proof of payment should be sufficient for most lenders.

That being said, plenty of people go through these programs and end up with nothing besides a big credit card bill.

Now we're getting a bill for few thousand dollars for so called services and maintenances performed. 

His brother died over 10 years ago and he has been taking care of the property and paying the bills and taxes ever since.How do I go about ensuring the seller has the right to sell the property. 

Thanks Bill. 

This can be good but as far as getting things done in a timely manner but in my experience it can also be bad as I feel that I am constantly being stuck with bills for shoddy service/rework.2.