to go through everything with a fine toothed comb.Alternately, some sort of clerical error by someone, somewhere, has caused this to happen to your house when it should be the neighbor's.

The proration only applies to an Involuntary reason for selling, prior to 2 years: health reasons, required job location change, and I believe other unforeseen circumstances that would have to be scrutinized.

But since I'm licensed I also go through the MLS with a fine tooth comb every day and work in other areas as good deals come up.

I do pull title on those and go through it with a fine tooth comb.If I were you, and I was OK with the physical faults with the property, I would just do my due diligence on the title, and proceed with it if comfortable with whats on it.

Risk would be high...Just one insurance claim in excess of a $5,000 deductible could sink your battleship if you do not keep cash reserves.You still need to pay for your own health insurance For every unit you own outright you get an additional $400 or so in income.

I also have questions regarding the health of the investment market in Charlotte.

Ultimately, the unstable income became too much and I went back to work for "the man".My wife works for a large health insurance company, and I work for a larger electrical contractor.

But if its not Health care related your going to pay the tax.

The general idea there is to protect the neighborhood value, health safety and maintain some community integrity.   

@Matt Rosas,Mexico has an excellent health care system.