It would be better to get a contract on this one - usually 80-90% below market for condemned properties - they do a wholesale flip.Code Enforcement will have a file on the property which tell you exactly what needs to be done to get a certificate of occupancy again. 

Closed quicker and cheaper than Meridians tax certification.  

@David ParkSorry, I meant more like gathering all utility bills, getting existing tenants to sign estoppel certificates, and otherwise running around doing all the due diligence for the closing process (whether it's on the sale end or the buying end).

Besides storing in a savings account, I was thinking something like a certificate of deposit set to the lease term.

I was just randomly reading a site and read that in Washington state if you want to sell a flip property you need to have a contractor certificate or you have to hold on to the property for a year before selling it.

The course was quite brief, but the certificate will be handy, and will save money in the future.

Go to your local county office and figure out how to get data on unlawful detainers, notice of defaults, divorces, death certificates, Quit claim deeds, back taxes of 2 years or more and code violations...start building those lists and mail to them consistently.If lawful, put out at least 25 bandit signs every week.  

As the SEC says in that same CD&I, “[s]elf-certification alone (by checking a box) without any other knowledge of a person’s financial circumstances or sophistication is not sufficient to form a ‘substantive’ relationship.”

Here are some tips and advice for a young investor like yourself:Continue with your plan to obtain the SIE, Series 7, and 63 certifications.

I recently purchased a couple of tax certificates for property in Alabama.