I have shopped (and still do) all my competition and they are garbage.

As the seller's agent, I have routinely required a buyer's DU report for review, if they want their offer to get real consideration......too many of the preapprovals are just useless garbage.

I'm currently looking at a duplex one side has tenants the current land lord pays for the utilities water/sewer & garbage. if i do acquire the property is it recommended for me to continue paying for these utilities or can i tell them to do so?

Motivation to sell may in fact be more skewed to those in a home the longest (kids went off to college and there is no need for the house in the expensive suburbs anymore, the sellers are close to retirement and want to "cash out", divorce after the kids have gotten old enough where they can deal with it, what was once a solid job turned to garbage due to changing business market, etc).

People are saying that with a duplex you should have the tenant pay for water/sewer/garbage and also do their own lawn/snow.

Property Info:Purchase Price: $180,000.00 Purchase Closing Costs: $5485 Estimated Repair Costs: $6,700 Total Cost of Project: $192,185 After Repair Value or Market value: $240,000.00Down Payment: $36,000 Loan Amount: $144,000.00 Loan Fees: Amortized Over: 30 years Loan Interest Rate: 5.000% Monthly P&I: $721.49Monthly Rental Income: $1,450 Monthly Expenses: $1,157.84 (this includes taxes, insurance, landlord covers utilities, garbage)Monthly Cash Flow: $292.16Pro Forma Cap Rate:5.22%NOI: $12,520.00           Total Cash Needed: $49,625Cash on Cash ROI: 7.06%Purchase Cap Rate: 6.96%Thanks Yia    

True to the Pareto principle 80% seems like garbage, and of the other 20%, 80% is also garbage ^ë^ (*o*). 

You can file that warranty in the garbage can along with the extended warranty for your car, your refrigerator, and your electronic device.

I currently have a transportation business and I drove garbage trucks for years so I've seen just about all of Jax.

Maybe now the owners can get the amount they wanted 2 years ago and they'll still be open to selling.I make those suggestions because I've been on a large number of wholesaler lists here in Chicago and the vast vast majority are complete garbage, like properties that are on the MLS for less and/or pending, are currently listed, extremely bloated ARVs, etc.