More difficult after spending money on a rehab, but it might be worth an appointment with an attorney.  

So a room used for laundry that is 100 sq ft (quite common) costs the owner about $72,000 over the course of a decade (in today's dollars). 

Expect to spend another ~$8K for that.If you are planning to close all-cash and bring enough cash with you for operating expenses and rehab, you are looking at a minimum capital raise of about $3M and that is for a cheap 32 unit.

Don't spend the check until it clearsRegulators do not view investors as being altruistic.

Plus, investing in new construction has meant fewer headaches and better cash flow for us over time.Real estate isn’t without its challenges, but it’s hands-down the best way we’ve found to build long-term wealth.

If your time is worth $500 an hour I would spend the 5k on 10 hours of searching for a free mentor.

This is has BK written all over it with monetary wipe outs..

Next Step: With with sparkies quote, I'd get that quote over to sellers and with an amendment all written up ready for there signing giving me a credit at closing for exactly that amount. 

I was over him then.

At one time, I told people to spend money on a skip trace so they could file the in personam QT lawsuit (the one where you can served lawsuit papers on all defendants) and avoid the expense of the in rem QT lawsuit (the one where you need a GAL).