We put water,sewer,and trash into the lease to make sure it is paid and not under the tenants control.So we will have base rent plus these utilities listed in the rent for a total rent price.Fulton county is one of the few counties in Georgia where a water lien SURVIVES foreclosure.No way to get rid of it except through the local council person with legislation or negotiating a payoff of the lien.With our apartment units the benefit is we get the bill so we can moniter water usage.If the bill is really large you can use a water leak adjustment form with the Fulton county water authority.Depending on the age of your property pay special attention to leaky faucets and old toilets leaking at the wax seal,the return line,and or the tank into the bowl.If you have plumbing leaks anywhere it will drive the water bill up.If you have an outside water spigot get it capped off or removed.Tenants are notorious for using water outside and driving the bill up.You better get a hold of this lien issue now or it will get worse.

sorry I meant open and notorious possession.

Buying someone's interest and then tacking on to someone's notorious and open use and then gaining title via adverse possession/quiet title?

The reason I raise this, and the reason "your" find is languishing on the market is that rooming houses are notoriously difficult to sell.

You CAN help facilitate the process, but you have to be on good terms with the other two parties, understand and compromise on the goals of the other parties, and ask what you can do, then follow through 100%.Banks are notoriously slow and ineffective when it comes to making this process comfortable for the other two parties.

They are notoriously picky on inspections and can really increase vacancy time.One of the ways they know a new tenant moves in is due to a change in utilities name.

Remember, you are coordinating sellers that are in distress so they can be squirrelly and then coordinating with contractors and no offense to contractors but they are notoriously flaky.

So you will pay MORE for repairs than if you pay them yourself.These policies are notoriously limited in their coverage and hard to collect on.  

Erie is notorious for not having any decent pm ‘sAgresti has horrible real-estate services , hopefully their management skills are better .

My concerns: 1) refinance appraisals in San Diego are notoriously low.