They would have been an expense-able item for his taxes - so you can see also them if you ask him to verify employment history and income requirements with tax returns.I wouldn't want to take all the money upfront as doing so may well serve to create a de-facto agreement to let him stay no matter what.

The house has been winterized and I cannot de-winterize the property until after closing.

We are stepping into this and would need to assume infrastructure responsibilities to include: water, sewer, gas, electric, waste water management, impact fees and initial paving of public cul de sac.

,I don't want to de-rail this conversation, so I was hoping you two could share a little more about lifestyle design in this thread below instead..

Here's my favorite (because I am featured in it - LOL):http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/10/bp-podcast-065-creative-investing-wendell-de-guzman/

But you will need a (maybe) Notice of Proposed Action (DE-165) if heirs who have an interest in the (probate) property agree with the terms and price.

They'll register a domain, such as buymyhousenow.com (although the matching domain bonus is a thing of the past), spend lots of money in a short period of time to rank it, make money off of it for a few days until Google gets wise, and then move onto the next site once it's de-indexed.This reply isn't meant to scare anyone away from SEO, especially local SEO.

Welcome back @Kobus De Villiers I hope your return in goes better than the first. 

Can anyone recommend a good de-leading firm and/or contractor for a two family investment property in Framingham, MA? 

I'm currently looking to purchase rental properties in the PA, NJ and DE areas that have seller finance options.