If they're truly squatting, Ohio revised coded does allow for an extremely short time period due to property condemnation (No utilities is a valid reason) that the sheriff can enforce if the property is condemned by local municipality.Otherwise it's 3 days for non-payment even without a lease agreement, I've evicted based on 'oral lease' plenty of times.

Not all lots can support homes or ALL TYPES OF HOMES.

My question is- is it the 75% out of 3 units, or all 4?

The beach condos about an hour from us are renting for $4,000 a week in peak season (20 weeks), but go for 400-500K, so nearly all or all of our capital would be required to have that ONE property.

Is the contractor responsible for some or all of the cost, or does it all fall on the investor? 

I simply wanted someone else to pay most or all of my mortgage, and I knock down another expense.

Hey all you House Flippers out there in BP World . . .If house flipping is your main thing or something you've done a lot of, I'd like to hear your opinions on any or all of the following questions (or your own best tips for success):1.

Here are some ideas: (and you probably know some or all of them)Direct mail to owners of buildings with code violations and owners who have owned their buildings more than 10 years: they are probably retiringWholesalersI ask commercial real estate agents to look for deals for me and they get both sides of the commission

You could also buy 1 at a time cash, make some improvements, increase the value of the property and hopefully pull most or all of your initial investment back out with delayed financing.

@Doug DeVore Get a line of credit (HELOC from a residential loan officer/banl if the 400K property is in your name, or asset based line of credit or portfolio LOC from a commercial loan officer if not) and then you'll in a position to pull the trigger when you need on what you need and repeat (vs. a loan that you can use only once, pay interest on the balance regardless if you use part or all the money or not, with interest amortized vs daily balance, etc.).