He also said if the bank still pushed the "due on sale" issue, we could simply move it back into our own personal names as a cure.  

If the house appraises at $190k before a $10k cost to cure, an 80% LTV HELOC would offer you a line of up to $22k.

If not, then it's not likely to simply come up.And since I just recently had an issue with gray grout not curing to the proper color (it had a whitewash look to it) are you certain it's drywall dust?

there are lenders who love those second position loans as they generally have much higher interest rates... but they also have the ability to cure and foreclose the first.  

It’s called an inspection notice… you will want to include the cost to cure/repair those items so we can present a price… ok”My point is that if they are not going to fix the items, which she believes they won't, why would I go through the cost of having an inspection done?  

New investors typically have no way to know this.David is also correct in that there are many marketplaces that have a slew of late payments, defaults that become cured, etc. which are giving investors heart attacks, but are kept under the covers, and unviewable to the investing public. 

I was able to get surgery in 2013 for my pain, got that cured, quit the drugs, got my life back, and now have a life with lots of freedom and more security.

The notice to cure or quit as it relates to violation of lease terms would be a waste of time in this case.

Since the demo order is the end result of the owner not curing the blight, it would be postponed when the liens are negotiated.

The expense of these "upgrades" can tempt the owner to cut corners or hire unskilled help, both of which will only increase the cost to cure down the road.