As usua,l markets tend to over react.

While I agree with Jon and Bill, I also know $hit happens and you need to react quickly.

Smaller entities can be more nimble to react to trends and conditions.

That means the air coming from the rest of the house contains the dirt you are seeing (just for you to understand the source).There is some national body that deals with ductwork cleaning; they recommend that ducts be cleaned (both return and supply ducts) every 4 years or more frequently.Have the ducts been cleaned within last 4 years?

After reading the other responses here it does seem that the problem needs to be dealt with or else it will keep recurring with each new tenant...Aly maybe you could post the outcome and how the tenant reacted, it may be helpful to some of us...

Still, can any body tell me what is the qualification for dollar houses provided by HUD?

John,You should be looking for assualt rifles, bloody bodies in the street, piles of cocaine on the sidewalk, and perhaps the occassional 35 ft fireball.

These guys never want to leave and one said that he would only leave "in a body bag."

- how do you think FNMA will react towards the more agressive offer?

Saying you're a RE Investor causes a number of people to react negatively.