He ended up taking my underwriting/origination escrowed money and strung me along for six months, frustrating me, the realtor, the seller, and making my negotiation potential crumble.

You don't ever want to double book and have to cancel one of them.And the guest giving a phone number in the first message like in your original post is against the rules and the guest knows it. 

Originally posted by @Samuel Dunlap:Hello BP Community,Unless I am mistaken, Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ) does not post their probate court records online, unless you can provide specific names or case numbers.

Originally posted by @John Voychick:I'm sorry for your experience.

According to @Andy Sabisch's original post, I think he is asking for advice on how to confirm the veracity of the neighboring tenant's claim.  

All of the smell was in the wood floors, original from 1928.

It’s always good advice for someone doing a 1031 to actually have their replacement property under contract when they sell the original property, but few actually do this.

I've got a property under contractPurchase price $78K out the door (I have cash to close) Intent: build on the property which already has a functioning well, septic, and needs PGE installed Total buildout on the property utilities: $128K including the original land purchase price.

You sell when it fits with your original business plan (targeted NOI is reached, timeline is reached, etc.). 3.

I suspect the person who originally turned it into a fiveplex only applied for permits to make a fourplex and then did the 5th unit fly by night (perhaps at a later date) in order so the property would still be considered residential and allow for better financing possibilities.