We faced two issues in escrow: because of the HOA lien foreclosure we had to do some extra searching to find a title insurance company willing to issue a policy; getting a payoff was an issue until someone at escrow obtained the last four digits of the SSN and used the bank's automated system to get a payoff.The second situation was similar but this one we kept as a rental.

just did the measurements with a digital tape measurer., off by 30%, which is huge.

Edited to add....looks like it's N 15th Ave. looks like a good buy to me.

Let me know if you need help deciphering that word vomit :)*Edit - if you can't fall under the safe harbor, you should still try to time the repair toward year end to provide more flexibility in classifying it as a repair vs. improvement.

If you're not "married" to your local market here in the Inland Empire then your thought of investing in the Midwest is likely a prudent one.For $90,000 to $130,000 you can get a three bedroom home in a great neighborhood that generates double-digit cash on cash returns.When you live in an expensive market where the rents are relatively low to the purchase price, it is difficult to get attractive rates of return.  

FULL interior/ exterior digital photos taken between each tenant, and after significant renovations, painting, and repair has saved so many headaches.

Also, I'm not sure but, is there a way to edit my initial post with updates?

With the 5 solds ranging from $5K (no digits left out!!!)

(Make sure you do not go cheap and undersize your ac unit, you'll regret it later in maintenance calls or complaints of it not cooling the house off enough when it's triple digits and 75% humidity) If you need any wiring done, check out Bybee Electric - they'll get it done quickly and efficiently.  

If not, edit it.