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.

I thought it said "My tenant mAssaged me and asked for 2 weeks extension"...Amazing how your own conditions sometimes affect how you read things.

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.

I guess I could have an owner finance Yes,No,Possible boxes and select one.I can see more with duplex's,tri's,and quads doing more owner finance etc.In the bigger complexes you have professional buyers that can bring a bunch of cash to the table and give guarantees etc.I guess the short answer is I have to vet the buyer before bringing a scenario like that in front of a seller.If I don't the seller will look at you like you wasted their time and you have just lost all credibility.I do agree that numbers put out there are rosy sometimes but that is the sellers doing.They often massage the numbers some without the broker knowing hoping to get a newbie or less experienced who will pay top dollar and cash them out.You know sometimes that does happen so the seller wants to take the chance.They can always go down in price later on.