That said, when I use a vacation rental and am paying a $75 cleaning fee, you wouldn't catch me scrubbing the mirror and faucets if my kids got some toothpaste spittle on them- that's what the cleaning fee is for.

Nathan, if they are the old 1980's/1990s' wood, I have had luck just cleaning/deglossing with TSP (cuts all past oils/dirt from kitchen) and a scrub sponge (use rough side), rinse and then go with Polyshades (stain/poly in one).

Hey All,I've got some county lists of tax delinquent properties and I am trying to narrow it down. I've already sorted through some basic numeric parameters via excel.  What I am trying to figure out now is an efficie...

I don't know how to access your specific county's online system, however this is what I suggest you do to get started:1) Unless involving a guardianship for a minor, probate cases of Decedent's estates are public information. 2) Ask to see the Registry of Actions or similarly title list of new cases3) Start with a single case, typically the most recent filing.4) Request to pull the actual file to review5) Review the folder and note the documents and the order in which they are inserted6) Don't even think of separating or removing documents. 7) Determine what data you need, including Decedent's name, case #, PR name and contact info, etc.8) Most researchers capture the data then scrub later.9) If this is too much work, either pay someone else, find a commercial list provider or work another niche.

I haven't seen the property, but 160 in repairs would mean it is in ROUGH shape ... you may try scrubbing those numbers.

I'm not sure if Intuit scrubbed the reviews on Amazon or not by  now,  but it's worth reading the reviews there for their 2014 tax software - they IRKED A LOT of customers over their shady business moves.I used their Rental Property Manager software some years back before I moved to Buildium and it was crap - their support was crap and when you call them you are speaking to someone using a voice synthesizer to remove their accent located in India, Philippines or some other place where they could care less if they help you or not.Not to change the topic but if someone has a better alternative for Tax Software I'm open to it.  

I built a spreadsheet and  I've done a light scrub on 90 units based on Mls data over the last few days.  

Then give it a thorough scrub and perhaps even paint.

@Dennis Weber - Do you know if SRI updates the lists prior to the auction to scrub properties that redeem? 

You will want to scrub all lists prior to marketing.