Would you rather know how to cure cancer or how to avoid it? 

Your cure for poor credit but otherwise solid fundamentals - and a foreclosure several years ago should be filtering down by now - is a secondary market with higher interest rates.

I need a lawyer who works on behalf of property owners (not contractors), in home improvements gone wrong and WI's 'right to cure' law.  

If the borrow doesn't "cure the deficiency" or sell the property, the property goes to a trustee sale and is sold to the highest bidder.

Don I know the provision you are speaking of concerning if it's the first time they are late in 12 months you have to take the rent.I believe you are mistaken in the fact that you do not have to take personal or business checks.I believe it has to be certified funds.I NEVER EVER take anything but certified funds from my tenants or cash and write a receipt.I do get cashiers checks from charities etc. that I deposit.Actually the tenant is going to be in trouble here.Had she have just left and not replied to an answer from the court you would only get awarded eviction by the judge and had to file the writ.When the tenant in Georgia does not answer the judge can only evict and not issue a judgement.In that case you would have to take her to small claims court.The fact that she has written a bad check that has bounced depending on the amount can be a felony or misdemeanor if she does not cure it.She doesn't sound like a professional tenant to me and you sound like a newer landlord.

You can not cure the event, it is missing a party, and you have to have that party to be compliant so my guess is above is the only real remedy.And that is the real issue.

Received a letter to cure by 2/4/09.

You can cure code deficiencies but zoning is another thing. 

REO = negotiable between Buyer and Seller often Buyer demands Seller to cure.2.  

So they can look to me for a cure, however the time I held the title was only for a few minutes and my defense is that they indicated clear title, so I would suspect the title company would just jump over my title period and look for the party that caused the problem.