The annual inspections that are conducted by the government to assure "habitable" housing make us landlords stay on top of things and make tenants clean up their act.

I ended up with eviction attorney fees, process server fees--the only way they left was that they did not pay their water and electric and the utiity companies had shut them off--they left in the middle of the night and I got a house with smashed in doors, carpeting that had to be removed, holes in walls, a back yard that had all the trees cut down, and a garage full of junk that had to be hauled.

Clean owner financing occurs when the owner has clear deed to the property.What are the precautions to owner financing when the owner still has a mortgage on the property?

Do I need to clean that concrete slab first?

We were supposed to sign on the 13th of October but they have been working on cleaning the title up and we withdrew from the house (not because there's no potential but there was a better house on the market with great location) The house that we got that's in a great lcoation (2 blocks from teh elementary school) is assessed at $49k - needs about $4k-$8k in repairs.

I do Complete Rehab, water fire, mold damage restoration, mold inspections, (re-builds) drywall, painting, post construction cleaning, carpet installtion and tearouts, new flooring, property management, I have 11 certifications, 2 are Master Certifications.

The home with the high comp value is almost always the one in the best condition (upgraded, clean, curb appeal, etc) which is what I use for the ARV.

If you are a Realtor you can do a property profile search through Title and find out the Bank who now holds the title and contact them direct, sometimes it works, or also I have watched for the clean out company to come through, they will tell you who hired them and that is a start.

However, you WILL be allowed and required to keep that lot mowed and cleaned up FOREVER!

The subfloor may also have to be patched.Water and urine can soak into a wood floor to the extent that sanding will not be enough to get to clean wood.