I wasn't aware that East LA doesn't have rent control - that's great news.

The big news here is that a class action law suit is going forward against the City of Bedford in the Northern District of Ohio contesting "all homeowners who were forced to endure government searches as a precondition to the sale of their homes are entitled to demand refunds of illegal “Point of Sale” inspection fees".A similar suit has already been adjudicated in the Southern District Courts in favor of prohibiting the practice as a sale requirement.41 communities in Northeast Ohio require some type of POS for title transfer which I'm sure is a source of income the cities don't want to see disappear.

That is news to me.

Something to ponder when bidding sheriff sale dealshttp://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/florida-couple-stunned-to-learn-458000-paid-for-gulffront-condo-may-be-for/2329213

Hopefully someone can give you more encouraging news, but the banks I talked to wanted 40% down plus slightly higher interest rates.

Thanks for all the input guys its good to hear other point of views I have property north of you and south of EMU.Now, for the bad news. 

Good news is I have the best contractors.

They just don't make the news like pitbulls do.

I live in Newport News and work in Suffolk.

Great news, finally got a hold of the sheriff office and the eviction is scheduled for next weekend.