We are working with the closing's title company - they are reputable and we have an open line of communication with them, and the listing agent, seller's lawyer, and the reputable title company have told us it's clear there are no liens - to make sure we are sufficiently insured in the title insurance, to make sure the title policy has coverage without any of the liens exceptions listed on auction.com:"Most liens are removed after a foreclosure property sale, but certain liens may remain.Here are some examples:Any lien recorded on title prior in time to the foreclosing mortgage.First Mortgage (if the foreclosing mortgage is a second or third mortgage)HOA or COA assessment liens (in certain states)Mechanic’s Liens (in some states)Government liens such as state and federal tax liens, city or county liens, US Government liens.IRS liens (IRS may buy the property within 120 days after sale at the price paid at foreclosure sale)Code Enforcement Liens, Environmental Liens, and Utility LiensChild Support Liens"Is this the right approach for bank-owned?

ABC has threatened not communicating with us after the lawyer sent them the letter. 

Schedule the work, plan it, start moving things in to complete, etc.You can narrate the situation meantime as communicating hope that you can still work things out with regards to rent, etc - seeing a place become nicer can also motivate someone. 

This relocation will be sometime in 2020 I understand, but it was just reported in the local news last week.Even though the companies aren't moving that far and many employees will likely want to stay in their current residences, I'd like to take the opportunity to communicate with both companies and their employees about buying primary residences and rental investments near their new work locations.

@Victor G PerezYou are correct - there are different tax implications when selling a home that is a personal residence vs an investment property.I am actually curious on how you reported the sale of your home in 2013 on your tax return.In the future when looking at properties - You should formulate a plan whether you want to be a buy and hold investor or a flipper and communicate that with your realtor.

I'm a big fan of leveraging technology to optimise real estate investment, but if stuff goes wrong, you need to know that the companies you're working with are transparent and easy to communicate with.

I've been communicating with the tenant over the past few months to try and get them to set-up a payment plan and have had two letters sent from my lawyer outlining what is owed.  

When we have customers and clients go out of their way to provide us value, we like to show our gratitude in a variety of ways.

Try OwnerRez or Logify --- they automate guest communications, emails, and much more and it makes it easier to be on multiple platforms.Android rules, @Lucas Carl   :)

I think it's fair to say that the Gazette writers didn't really capture the nuance of what Liesl was communicating, when it comes to the Des Moines area specifically.