They are adjustable rates and balloon after 10 years.

It's a real pita to keep it clean, check the chlorine and adjust, check the ph and adjust, add water when necessary, clean the filter, vacuum the inside, remove dead bugs and leaves, and this is only 20 feet from my back door. 

Typical 5 yr calls and rate adjusts?  

Speeding up the process just that much more :)

With a foreclosure, budget in an amount to bring back up to speed, and you can probably bump your CapEx down by half.3.

I want to get started, but I want it to speed up my investing ability, not slow it down.

You need to know this so you can adjust your offer accordingly. 

We stair stepped the rent up each month to give them additional time to adjust or find new housing.  

The insurance adjuster has one goal (guess).

Looking for someone who does quality work at competitive prices and knows how to communicate throughout the entire process (and can work at a nice speed).