You wouldn't want to pop a 2% balloon unless you sold the property, but make sure you write it as assumable so you can sell it.  

I would write a letter to the editor talking about the corruption or laziness of the cop, his boss and the Chief of Police. 

Leaving out auction and foreclosure costs for a second, when you write that check for $220k the trustee is going to pay BigBadBank the $175k they are owed first, then he's going to pay LittleBadBank the remaining $45k, and you will get a clean title as the process is going to wipe the slate clean.

I even do write ups on my blog where I share their performance and outline the challenges I faced with each one.Why do I do this?

Easy writing is the best writing.

Also, are they providing the LOI to sign or can you just write your own?

The landlord-tenant attorney that I work with generally recommends using those forms rather than writing my own.

Thanks again for writing the book!!

In the buyer line we would always write "*entity name* and/or assignees".

If the tenant can’t prove the dog qualifies as a service animal or ESA, then it could be a lease violation.It’s a good idea to request documentation in writing and confirm its legitimacy.