Referrals are the life blood of agents and if an agent is referred chances are they got the referral based on experience and expertise.When I first started investing in real estate and prior to being a Real Estate agent a method I used was to 'test' them.

I learned how to rehab through blood, sweat, tears, and money.Keep in mind that most classes, books, or seminars aren't going to give you what you are looking for.

So, I am buying a house that has a large thick blood stain in the bedroom.

We are both past Realtors that jumped ship in 2008 at the downturn but we have real estate in our blood.

Can you imagine getting a house sub2, unselling it - or even lease optioning it - with a promise that your people will own it someday - and the transfer get unwound in the BK - you got yourself in a mess that will cost you more blood, sweat and tears to fix - ALWAYS stay away from a sub2 with a potentially BK borrower.OK, now all that stuff - not until after the gavel goes down at the Courthouse steps does the bank "own" the house.

I then put 3 1/2 years of blood, sweat and tears into it and completely remodeled it inside and out.

If that's the case, and the lot parcel is behind on taxes, then it can be an indication of bad blood between the improvement owner (building) and the lot owner.

Usually you can shut it off at the City meter and they usually have a way of locking it there if there is nothing else.Usually damages due to tenant negligence are their cost but you can't get blood from a stone.I would get them out and find someone who can afford the place WITH Heat.Offer her an out, say why don't you stay at your mothers, here is a termination agreement sign it and we're done.

Maxed it once in 10 years.Preventative procedures ie: stress tests, colonoscopies, Blood work, eye tests etc free.

She has multiple children and after receiving the results of one of their blood tests, one of the children had a 1.5 lead reading.