Yes, you should be fine to place a tenant as long as you’ve already submitted your application for the lead certification and are just waiting for it to process.

Looking to learn about things like out of state investing, house hacking, scaling portfolios, building a team / process.

Hey Hector, we are also in the process of looking for our first rental property and wish you good luck.

Quote from @Thu Pham: Hi community, I'm in the process of acquiring my first STR property in Joshua Tree and have met with a co-host that I really liked.

The property either has to go through the tax sale process, receivership, or some other program (donation, etc.) to have the liens abated. 

Honestly, hiring a lawyer might end up costing more than the process itself, especially if things don't go in your favor.I’d recommend approaching the neighbor directly to discuss it, making sure they’re aware of the serious safety risk.

Having one can definitely speed up your process, especially when considering a HELOC or bringing on investors.

I am in the process of building my CORE 4 in DFW area. 

Yes lots of moving pieces and honestly, I have NO clue how this gets settled - but what I have  a CLUE on is I have the rolodex of attorneys who I can pick up the phone, call and understand this process and know what questions to ask to understand the risk - such as - what if we petitioned the probate court to use an independent 3rd party (if we buy it)....

From the looks of this website, they probably don't have an advisor helping them build systems, processes, etc. pretty much the whole business.