I know this is a differing topic on the forums, and online in general, but having the legal background/education and knowing estate planning concepts you'll realize it shouldn't be.  

I am about to buy my first property in Ohio and I would like to gain as much information as I can in regards to the different legal issues of which I can face in Ohio.

I would encourage you to learn the market you plan to invest in now and to continue to learn about the different methods of investing.

Hey Vic I am from CT and I had same issue with one of my tenants some time ago , he want's to save money any way possible so he was keeping his temps really low , I explain on few occasions to him that pipes are going to freeze and all that but he wouldn't listen , so I approach that problem from different angle , since I never had a problem with that tenant before and he was a good guy , always paid on time etc. , I didn't want it to loose that tenant so simply i helped him to get " energy assistance" this is a program to help people out if they can't afford heating bills , I don't know if it is in your state so you my want to check this out.

Is there a significant amount of difference between what you can buy a fix for and what you can sell the finished flip at?

Hawaiian real estate law differs from other western states significantly, mostly due to its monarchal heritage and the Bishop Trust influence.The basics are the same as would be in California; determine the condition of title ownership (individual(s), estate (including conservatorship, if appropriate) OR fiduciary acting for trust.Use a qualified private money equity lender to make a loan sufficient to buy out the cash-only beneficiaryThe legal community in HI and Big Island in particular is small.

But there is a difference between how a real loan officer will speak to you and how someone trying to pretend to be a loan officer will speak to you.FEES YOU CAN EXPECTAppraisal - this is not on the bank and it does not belong to the bank. 

BK is a last resort and I would not recommend it for only $10k, but every situation is different.

If this is for a residential 1-4 unit non owner occ / investment property I would compare a few different lenders.

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.