The initial online material is $97 and the 3-day certification is $1,495 (after $1,000 discount), all which will be reimbursed with first few deals. 

Calculating these losses involves documenting the fair market value of the property before and after the disaster, adjusted for any insurance or other reimbursements.

Quote from @Milly Owens: You may be right James, then again you would have a hard time convincing Asser...since the program reimbursed him his initial investment of $1,000 and then paid him $10,000 for the lead!

Pay the bill yourself, then reimburse yourself by charging the tenants based on a formula.

I continue making the underlying mortgage payment myself (autopay) and get reimbursed from the borrowers payment.

BTW, it is illegal for a seller to receive any proceeds from the short sale,  however,  they may be qualified for relocation $$$ or other reimbursable expenses.   

The seller wanted a buy-back, and we added a clause that reimbursed not just for upgrades but also factored in market appreciation tied to the improvements.

If they pay before the court date, they reimburse you for the cost of taking them to court anyways, so you lose nothing but are training the behavior.

I am guessing that the tenant may be short on funds to pay twice for Jan, until reimbursed by the old owner, so would first make your case to the old owner who has the funds you are owed and certainly hope once reminded of that will refund them. 

I have a hard money lender established to cover 80% of the purchase and 100% of the rehab, so my capital partners would be covering:20% of the purchase priceRange of $30,000-$50,000 cost of capital25% of the renovation budget (to kickstart the project while waiting for reimbursements)$25,000 contingency padAny tips would be great, and if you happen to be interested yourself I can send you more details.