We would provide a shuttle service to get people to church, doctor appointments, etc.

I immediately contacted her and set up an appointment.

Romney will appoint a new finance guy and it will remain close to free money for the banks as it is now, the fed can't get any lower.As to confidence as mentioned above, that is an opinion, I'd ask why the DOW is busting a gut through the roof if investors were really hiding....that's not correct, IMO.Don't let political claims cloud your judgment, it will take time to get out of the mess the pubs put us in.

(basic definitions)The problem here is I live in a relatively smaller city (bakersfield) in California central valley and I am not sure when if there is really that many different options and different type of contractors available down here.Maybe I should just do some research, then make an appointment witht few of contractors who pass the initial internet sceening test, show them the property and ask them for an estimate and the timeline of work.This may give me a better idea which contractor to pick.

A ballpark way to estimate this is if the county values the property at $100K and you purchased it for $50K and your tax bill is $2K for the year, if you successfully challenge it will decrease the tax bill by $1K (50%)  Here's the link to the Cuyahoga County board of revision to submit change requests: https://bor.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/complaints-search.aspxSometime in the following months you get an appointment to appear at the office. 

However, you chance of acquiring the note are less than not good.Now if you got a receiver appointed with powers to marshall asset and a court order for a super-priority lien, you might have something.

If I were your friends, I would make an appointment to sit down with the attorney or title/closing agent who is handling the paperwork, and ask them to lay it out for me: What exactly are we waiting on, what are the remaining steps we need to take, how long do you expect this to take, and how can I help?

When scheduling showings, I schedule an open house time frame and do not make separate appointments for each person.  

I will most definitely listen to the podcast.This next week I will be making an appointment with a tax attorney to get the legal ramifications of real estate investing.  

If the Court requires the appointment of a special master, or if any other party challenges our petition, we convert that fee to a retainer, and then charge hourly.