Assuming they don't already plan on asking the tenants to leave, this would imply a sales contract greater than 60 days, as well as other issues, like trying to inspect a house filled with junk.I'm curious if others have had success doing this.

I ask because a book I'm reading kind of implies that you should be utilizing a Realtor to help you with comps and neighborhood info and such.

I guess my question is, how likely is a home this large to be rented out, and since it's a fairly nice home, does imply that the renters would take better care of it?

But on the plus side, you know it well (the history and maintenance, etc) and it could be a "trainer" rental for awhile to teach you some landlord skills. 

Call real estate trainers and Duane gomer

As Rich implies, you have to get control over the Seller.

Louis and imply these rentals are elsewhere.

As the name of my company implies, I buy 1st American (on products and materials) before anything else.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that cars salesmen can't sell cars.Maybe what Nick is saying is that's it's OK to use a little salesmanship, I don't see anything wrong with leading someone to the direction you need to take them, but overdoing it will lose deals, period!

That implies something very different?