So pipe leak = wet soils that were otherwise dry = soil heave = cracked concrete.

There's a really good chance there are major mold issues lurking behind the "wetwall" (nothing is dry in this house!)  

I guess as long as its put together clearly and through lawyers there's no cut and dry way to get it done.Anyone else with experience with this?

When you receive the collateral file, you will need to get an O&E report (title search) to check how much of the chain is recorded and then take steps to record any dry (unrecorded) assignments.

Dry closings and rescheduling is hard to do with a short sale, so have everything prepared to meet the closing date.

Depending on your investment strategy investing can suck your capital dry quickly.

The paint, eventhough it was a high quality, wouldn't bond well unless the exposed wood was thoroughly dried out, which we never had time to let it.

Make sure you put on at least two coats with time to dry between them to get good coverage.

It stems from some stupid decisions I made when I was just a kid.

I am currently a flooring contractor and to be honest if I could go full time land lord tomorrow I would do it.Extremely long story made extremely short, had leukemia a couple times and a stem cell transplant and my body can't take the flooring thing to much longer.