The state will typically issue you a new deed upon purchase.Finding the house of the little old lady who passed, who has distant relatives who don't want to deal with it is a goal we are all looking for but marketing for these are tough. 

I bought a condo in Florida that rose in price during the 1.5 years that I lived there.

@Mora Clark Yes, lady!

It is pretty nasty inside but nothing a good cleaning lady and coat of paint can't fix.

I inherited an older lady on section 8 program in a triplex recently and oddly enough she just resigned the lease on June 1st too .

Hello ladies and gentlemen of BP, I come to you with another question swirling in my mind about real estate investing. 

As another example when half the houses on the block are in foreclosure tough to look at your property and see roses and sunshine.

He did owner financing to a lady who had the property in an LLC about 9 years ago.

(Unless you flip homes for a living)Pending Home Sales Slump As NAR Warns "Activity Has Essentially Stalled"New Home Sales rose in May, Existing Home Sales dropped in May, and today we find out that Pending Home Sales also tumbled in May... so that's 2 down, 1 up - not good (especially as mortgage apps are tumbling in June)This is the second monthly decline in a row, but Pending home sales are down 2.2% YoY - the 5th straight month of annual sales declines.Home sales fell for the year in all regions YoY, but the decline in the last month was concentrated in the South, while the other three regions reported MoM increases.

Our problem tenant is airbnb-ing her unit without permission. We wanted her out due to another issue but have given her a seven day notice to cure that and she did (we are in Iowa). Now she is subletting and lease sta...