Here in Kansas City it's actually been really dry (in spite of the winter snows) so a lot of the problems are from the soil drying out and shrinking from the foundation, removing the support from the sides and bottom.

Anyways, these are the results: "The basement was dry, signs of previous water seepage along north wall, and there was no sump crock or pump.

Let's be more complete on the subject.The OBJECTIVE is to keep seniors in their homes as long as they live in it.there's an appraisal to determine present equitythat equity is then made available to the home owner(HO) in multiple ways;HELOC style account which the HO can draw upon at willmonthly payments to the HOall cash lump sum distributionAll existing mortgages are paid off at COE, so the HO never pays out for a mortgage.Property Taxes & Insurance are still the responsibility to be paid by the HO.and there's an annual certification that at least one person is still resident.There are no changes when the fist mate demises, but upon the demise of the second, the Reverse Mortgage is due and payable AND, due to accumulate yet unpaid interest, the payoff can easily be greater than the face value of the initial Reverse Loan.If the last mate is relocated into a retirement 24/7 care facility, this triggers the end of the RM and the note is due per the above.Some times the family would like to claim the home, and if they can pay the payoff value, they can do so. 

The online training is a little dry but I learned tons of stuff that you will not get from any other courses.

Because your topography is hilly, which means water issues, while I'm in the desert - flat and dry.

Better to focus on obvious triggers like foreclosure and tax lists.

I will be moving in, applying some lipstick, and then renting out the two bedroom unit.A little bit about myself: - I work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and I have been learning, searching, and saving money for years with which I finally pulled the trigger and invested in real estate. - My one "key" to success on how I was personally able to invest at 22 years old is.... peanut butter crackers.

I had the idea to get into rental properties years ago while living in Chicago, but never pulled the trigger.

From a marketing psychology perspective the great part is you are triggering them to come to that realization you aren't pushing it on them.

At ~$40 / bbl or so the work dries up and everyone leaves.