From what I read, a lot of people complained that once the free trial expired, they were charged and couldn't retrieve their money.

Yes, making sure the title is retrievable will be key for the financing piece of it if there is not one available.  

Bret - I would suggest you consult an attorney in the state that the property is located.My thoughts (I'm not an attorney):If there is personal property of any kind inside, I would post a notice to the occupants, informing them that the property was found vacant on ______ (date) and informing them who they can contact to make arrangements to retrieve their property.

Anyone in the Richmond Va. area know how I can retrieve a probate list from the court.

From a PM point of view, as a business there is time and expense to try and retrieve the owners money.

Just stating out and wondering if you can retrieve more than 1 FHA Loan?

We operate in the larger multifamily space where we have much more control over valuations, and even there we're happy if we can retrieve 40-60% of the initial investment.I don't think the 50% expense ratio is too conservative.

PS: The idea of retrieving rental/lease comps is not only to gauge what the house will rent for, rather get an idea of how many days on an average homes stay in the market (DOM).

If you skip trace these property address you can retrieve the numbers, email and other valuable data for the property owner.

Send tenant a letter stating what she owes, that everything is in storage, and she can retrieve it after she pays everything (including moving/storage costs).