They have no idea who owns the mineral rights.

>> As I understand it the original owner can redeem it for 2 years if it was a homestead (even if it was not registered as a homestead, as long as they lived in it and treated it as such,) agricutlural, or mineral use.

Hey Breland,I have realized that sometimes it just isn't worth it to re-tenant a house and try to bump rent when investing in syndications like alts or DSTs, or even gas and mineral rights, can far outperform the property with zero active management required.It sounds like they will get a tax exemption on a gain up to $500,000 since I'm assuming they're married.

I look at direct mail marketing and other paid forms of marketing like I look at the Gold rush's of the 1800's   who made the money ... it was not the miner's it was the suppliers of the goods...

It is mineral residue and it would only look that way if water had run down the side.

The property manager said the issue is the water heater's at the end of its life and causing major mineral build up and bad smell in the water. 

there is buying mineral rights  and  tax liens   there is note investing  a whole Plethera of things that create income without any rental income..   

Mine:- Rent is due on the first day of the month -Late fee is applied on the fifth day of the month, no acceptions.

If you know how to build better mousetraps, build mousetraps, if you know how to trade bonds, trade bonds, or stocks, or oil, or rare earth minerals, but I think for the average American, the best way to get wealthy is to invest in real estate.   

The cracking appears to be miner and may not be worth worrying too much about assuming the home is 20 plus years old or older.