My fear is too much press and hype will bring more ill-prepared investors into the arena and drive up prices.

I don't see any filings or press.

Hey All - A friend in the press asked me if I knew anyone who has done a rehab or home renovation that just didn't work.

Thanks.I haven't attended any in well over a year but I think you'll be hard pressed to find one that wasn't exactly as you described above.

If you are building a new duplex in an older area and bringing up values, property owners would be hard pressed to get a court to agree that you caused them "harm" Are there other duplexes in the area?

Some companies have these fees which is a cost to do business,or a due diligence.It is only requested when the funds manager,or director has thoroughly reviewed the required documents,likes the plausibility of the project,has had an interview with the principle(s)on the project(s)and all are in agreement to press forward

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I think the code is pretty clear the there has to be a recorded NOD.I'm pressing this only because I know the penalties can be severe.Thanks.

Press in, and stay with it, and you will prevail.

if you r looking specifically for tax lien properties there is no one website that lists properties that have liens against them. this is actually how i invest. you need to contact the tax collector for the town you want to research liens in. you need to get the most recent tax sale list or upcoming list if its i the future. if the sale has passed you need to have them give you the results of the sale. which properties did have liens placed against them. if its a future sale, i would plan on attending it. you can buy some liens yourself if you would like. however, at the very least go there to record which liens were placed. once i have my list, i check with tax collector to see if there are older liens on a property. e. g. if you have the tax sale list for 2012 i'll ask if there are any liens prior to 2012. you do this so that properties that are coming close to the foreclosure date, you can heavily market to. these owners will be more likely motivated b/c they are close to losing their property to foreclosure. back to websites, most tax collector offices will either mail/email you sale list. also a lot of times, they are posted on regional paper (ac press, ap press, etc). occassionally, you will get lucky and they'll post the tax sale list right on the townships website. hope this helps. sorry for length.as far as foreclosed properties, you can just google foreclosure lists, and im sure you will find some. most of the ones i have seen require a monthly fee. you could also use a realtor, zillow, trulia, or other listing sites usually post foreclosures.