Under Texas law, property owners must press a claim within one of the following time limits:Three years.

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While there are some deals to be had, I think you are going to be very hard pressed to find the deal that you speak of in the Collin County/North Dallas area especially under $200K.  

The long term low interest rates and mass printing press of money globally has caused a great deal of capital to push the stock market upward and this will not end until QE ends.

He has a pressing situation that needs some intervention.

I think you would be hard pressed to find a home in a market that avg values run $400,000, that would meet your "criteria".

@David McCready   Front page of Press Democrat today Sonoma county has the highest % of rent increase in the US... and housing is in short supply... this equals some nice opportunities right in your back yard in my mind.

@Will Cruz, I think you will be hard pressed to find a home that meets that criteria for under $200k in Tampa.

I personally would be hard pressed to convince myself to buy a negative cashflowing property in a market that is experiencing it's highest prices in history just to possibly save a little on taxes.

This installation method would not disturb what's there in a serious way, as the new gypsum would be pressed up against what's there.My understanding is that it's a common and accepted practice to cover up some forms of asbestos, for instance, layering new tape on top of the old white asbestos duct-work insulation I believe is a common approach.