Originally posted by @Bob Estler:A little off topic but, speaking of disabilities, it did come up in one of our certification classes that "Hoarding" is considered a disability now........I think this is because the mental health manual for physicians was recently updated to include hoarding which is in the obsessive compulsive spectrum.

Department of Health and Human Services states: "Medicaid liens protect Medicaid’s interest in the recipient’s former home and its right to recover Medicaid spending before the property can be conveyed to another party.

All the perks that came with being employed will now be fully on us: Health insurance, cellphone bills, even new laptops.

In general, in RI lead-related laws and issues are covered by the RI Department of Health (DOH) - http://www.health.ri.gov/healthrisks/poisoning/lead/There is a link on that DOH page to Certified Lead Training Courses but they all seem to be for in-person training.

Having said that, the last time I meet up with an appraiser for a conventional loan purchase of a rental property, she pointed out a few pieces of rotted siding but failed to mention the more serious safety issues of the rotted deck that was attached to the house by the rotted siding and also failed to mention that the stairs and railing were loose and rotted too.An FHA or VA appraiser would have mentioned health and safety issues but the conventional appraiser overlooked those issues. 

As for me...I'm just getting started wholesaling part time (I work f/t at Baptist Health) so I'd be interested in also knowing what you all are actually looking for (i.e. what's a good deal in your eyes)?  

We have always wanted to work for ourselves, and think this is a great way to eventually get there.I currently work full time as a dietitian and health coach, so most of this is new to me.  

I've bought homes that cheap too.  The

Just my two cents from a person who successfully manages a $106 million annual operating budget for Santa Barbara County's Mental Health Department.God Bless You!

VCU-MCV (Medical Campus of Virginia) and overall health industry is booming and bringing all sorts of new jobs and grad-students.