As I'm finishing this post, I'm feeling a little more at ease.

The house had some issues due to deferred maintenance, and the current homeowner was defensive and there was a little tension. 

But is this tension due to grievances concerning economics or government corruption?

Cameron Marmon maybe getting an affidavit or estoppel from the seller will put your mind at ease and satisfy 3rd party lenders.Chela

Short of a global political cristis or a monetary system issue we should be in good shape: lending standards are still very strict (compared to pre 2008), but have eased up enough to allow for a growing market. 

It looked like the Marines storming the beaches at Normandy (minus the blood and death, of course), landing SEVEN offers that day.It was a 1031 exchange for my client and we had a lot of static getting the tenant out, but because I retained  an attorney as my broker of record, all of it was handled with relative ease and at a low cost for myFinal tally:  $59,600.00 over asking price with the high bidder waiving his home inspection contingency!

Revocable trusts, or living trusts are they are commonly known, are good for probate avoidance and ease of administration, because they keep the courts out of the process.There are many other ways to avoid probate that are available for certain assets. 

This definitely makes me feel at ease knowing there's experienced professionals willing to help out newbies like me.    

In other words, I make them Turnkey for myself.It seems that the business model for a Turnkey Company would be what I do as a Real Estate Investor, except that the PM would be retained for a new Owner after it is sold.Sort of like a Flip but with retained PM.I was thinking that if I were to do that, I would only sell Properties that are subpar to my buy and hold criteria.In other words, if I find a property which will not meet my Cash Flow, Appreciation AND ease of Management, then I would just flip it and offer management as a turnkey property.I can see that a great Turnkey Business Model would be creating a portfolio of great properties, but because I have the Acquisition, Renovate and Property Management machine well oiled, HEY!

I recently had my office complex re measured and maped out to BOMA standards. Usable sqft when up by 1000sqft and rentable sqft went up by 9000 sqft. 50 of the 60 leases are up for renewal (negligence of the previous ...