In the letter I stated that I couldn't accept the check and that they only owed me for the first 7 days of the month (since their move out date was July 7th).

Have I been following some outdated or outmoded model of how to figure out the cashflow numbers? 

So, I decided to re-check list with the court records and found several outdated information.

However, there are many other local associations and MLSes (and brokers) who are considering (or have already) stopped sending out their listing data to Zillow, Trulia, and others.You need to be very careful relying on these other websites anyway, since their information is often inaccurate, out-dated, or both.  

Chasing hearse's is awful, but helping a family that has a trashed/outdated home that they do not have the time or money to fix is a blessing.

The home is outdated and has a lot of value to be added by repairs, however, it is in an increasingly expensive market (central coast California) and the house is worth much more than I was planning on paying for my first property. 

I am currently studying the subject of sales and negotiations in more depth.When negotiating and selling with motivated sellers, I tend to run into sticking points with the sellers, and would like your input on how you would tackle some of these as I'm sure there is someone out there thats already mastered these areas of negotiating and sales.Situation 1- The buyer having a retail number in there mind even though the house is outdated, and trying to sell the value of the all cash number.For example a lead that just came in today called looking to sell his house because his long term tenants of 9yrs are moving out because one of the tenants had a stroke.

It was written before the crash so a lot of the info is a little out dated but overall great book.

If, on the other hand, you have a 30 year old home that has been abused and neglected, has original avocado and yellow decor, a chopped up floor plan, outdated mechanical systems, etc, get out your checkbook and prepare for big numbers.Is it possible that some rehabbers can do the same work you are doing for less?

Tax records are often outdated, and we do this all the time when listing a property for sale.