There of course will be periodic amendments/updates that will need to happen, but that is largely dependent on congress and our legal system that dictates the change.

When you deal with REO and banks, they dictate a lot of what you can do, so you will need to get creative.

@Tom HertelDoes the market really dictate paying trash and water?

Wait till we decided what we want to do, that will dictate where the well goes. 

1/2/3 dictate the deal size and type you can do. 

If you've already purchased the unit, then it's too late and she'll have to let you install it in the kitchen or you can place it in storage until she's gone.Don't let tenants dictate what you do with your property and money.

@Lesley Whitley here is an idea how our cities are looking side-by-side...this data is from esri/ arc gisQuite honestly, you can do well in any of these locations...Columbus is the obvious stand out, but lots of folks invest in declining cities and do well...not sure if they will regret their decision in 20-years or not, but TBD.Your #1 factor of where you invest is how much capital you have access to...if that number is $200k (for example), logic would dictate that your $200k should be spent in strongest market possible...the flip side to the coin is you can likely buy more units in any city other than Columbus...where you gain the benefit of providing housing for a larger number of folks and have higher cash flow on a monthly basis.Best of luck on the journey.

So the client and the attorney dictate the schedule and if the agent can't make it, no big deal 

Offer an allowance if the market dictates it (ask your broker), but make sure THEY also have skin in the game.

@Ray Jansma  Here is the verbiage we use on our applications.MULTIPLE APPLICATION NOTICE: In cases where we receive multiple applications for the same property, Standard of Practice 1-7 of the Indiana Realtor Code of Ethics dictates that we give all completed applications(including paperwork, background check, etc) to the owners of the property.