The rest of the process was like getting a regular mortgage or refinancing at market intersts.

Up until now, every year once the rainy season ends, we've been putting up a heavy-duty tarp; 12'x10', two corners attached to our eaves and two held up with 10' wood poles, attached with cords to posts pushed into the ground. 

@Damon Lloyd i'm intersted in what kind of "Mixed reviews" you are getting  about tax liens. 

They haul away, install (even vents for dryers and cords for ranges) and I am on a first name basis with the delivery guy now for a decade.

I'm based in Columbus and think it's an exciting market for the below key reasons:In general, Columbus is a pretty economically-stable city: centrally-located (massive logistics hub at intersection of 2 major Interstates), large finance & healthcare centers / HQs, state capital, and a top-5 university by size (Ohio State - 60k+ students).

I would like to avoid downtown but have also found that one interstate exit to the next is a big difference in what you find.

It's in a capital city, close to the interstate, etc.

DefinitionsAs used in this chapter --(1) "clerk" means the clerk of the court in which the petition for the review of an order, reviewable under this chapter, is filed;(2) "petitioner" means the party or parties by whom a petition to review an order, reviewable under this chapter, is filed; and(3) "agency" means --(A) the Commission, when the order sought to be reviewed was entered by the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, or the Atomic Energy Commission, as the case may be;(B) the Secretary, when the order was entered by the Secretary of Agriculture;(C) the Administration, when the order was entered by the Maritime Administration; and(D) the Secretary, when the order is under section 812 of the Fair Housing Act.Section 2342.

@Kevin McGovern, you will want to install a Transfer Switch so you can just plug the genny in and take over the selected circuits easily, instead of running extension cords all over the place.Also, get a chain and lock.

Specifically, leaks from every imaginable source; termite and carpenter ant attacks; poor drainage of waste lines AND exterior gutters/downspouts; safety hazards such as ongoing use of extension cords covered with rugs; grease buildups on range hoods; blocked venting of furnace, water heater, AC; and much more.