Eventually, this will all be second nature to me, but at the moment move out procedures are used rarely enough that I don't know what steps to take in Quick books automatically.  

Just to add a note for anyone else reading along, you can massage your Fico scores higher by reporting 1% utilization on one credit card rather than having them all at 0.

Well, you will also need some money to deposit ;)Ask at your local REIA, they will know the local procedures.

As @Chris Dawson said, even if it goes to sale, may not be any overages after all the legal bills and lender is paid.Do I need to incur any expense now or can I watch the proceedings and move forward if the FC moves forward with the first OR if FC procedures are halted? 

I am talking about a very beefy manual with extreme details on how to handle a certain situation.Here is an example of what I mean by Standard Operating Procedure, this example is one I wrote for a Maintenance Request:1.0  Maintenance Requests1.1  Clogged Toilet1.1.1  When the resident informs the Maintenance Manager (MM) of a clogged toilet, perform the following:1.1.2  Inform resident to first utilize the plunger and remind them to not ever use drain-o or any chemical product.

I felt like I HAD to fill the unit no matter what, and loosening my screening procedures to expedite the process only set me up for failure.

Maybe they feel they are being harassed because they follow a procedure where if they don't pay rent on the first, there is a late fee on the third, and a notice to pay or quit on the 5th..... and they feel they should have half the month for a grace period?      

SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) is to receive new estimates on any major expenses every 3 - 5 years. 

If I bought it, I would rehab it and use it as a vacation home and rental.It seems that some people don't trust remediation efforts to fully remove health hazards -- even if the remediation procedures follow state law.

I'm relatively certain all counties in MD follow similar procedures.