Cook: Quote from @Marty Martin: Yes, I also filed a formal police report which was needed for the Fraud reports with the FTC and FBI.

I have used ALE successfully but 4X rent is not what we got we got 2X there is a limit in the insurance polices as to what the insurance will pay but its a decent move at least it was for us

This was probably a year ago, but Before going onto their website I even called and spoke to a worker at that office who directed me to the category where I would find them… the category was filled of all kinds of irrelevant documents, thousands of them.

You look for the trustee doing the foreclosure and call their office asking for their status website.

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With just 5% down (yes, I paid PMI initially), we moved into the main bedroom, used the small first-floor room as my office, and rented out the other three bedrooms on Airbnb and Furnished Finder.

The fact that you are working with a loan officer who is coaching you on committing fraud, you may want to change your circle of influence. 

Police drive by occasionally and see 3-4 people standing outside smoking. 

@Shaheen Ahmed you can find all the info you need online if you know where to look - except that the City of Detroit Assessor's Office is consistently undervaluing properties to keep property taxes attractive for investors - to keep improving the city:)Here's some copy & paste infor for Michigan Property Taxes that you might be able to use as a template for other areas - or you could start investing in Detroit:)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan has some of the most complicated property taxes in the USA.

If a landlord needs to enter a property for an inspection or repair, a two-day notice is required.Our Governor passed anti-squatting legislation a few months ago which allows owners to have the police remove them as opposed to before where it was considered a legal issue for attorney's to deal with.