I would be on the phone with our electrcian to get it done tonight the next call would be to the power company and ask to speak with highest level person working tonight to start with and get a time when they are going to restore power.

Needless to say I also want the piping and chambers pulled out, then the yard restored to grass.

I was thinking . . . I'm planning on saving all my extra income to put a down payment on a rental property in the near future. (And I have never been a homeowner.) I realize that it will likely need repairs and imp...

I talked to a guy from a restoration company and of COURSE he said you had to be certified....

A restoration contractor in Missouri, Ritchie Enterprises (dba PuroClean Emergency Restoration Services) was hit with a $30,000 fine for work on one house.

Not exactly Patrick, look at any appraisal, the land value is part of the overall value.Houses are torn down everyday.Cost of acquisition + demo, removal and clean up + restoring land + holding costs + profit required, all needs to come in at or below FMV.What's the highest and best use of that land?

We have had just about everything the past eight months has been critter wars, raccoon in the basement, chipmunks running through one apartment and squirrels eating the windows in another (eight new windows -oh well I was deciding if I should replace or restore the old wood windows and momma squirrel decided for us).

O i also have a credit restoration company too.

So, the buyer/tenant would put down as much as they could and then finance the rest...? Or

Make sure you have all of the relevant parties involved, and that they have experience with these transactions (RMLO, title attorney, loan servicing company, credit restoration company)