Freddie Mac allows the lender to use the amount on the credit report provided that amount is greater than zero if it's zero then the lender must use .5% of the current balance. 

In addition to what others have posted above if you listen to the questions a tenant ask it will reveal things about them as well.

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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.This is my first post on BP regarding deal analysis, so any inputs will be really valuable.

If they chose to ignore the request can I either take them to small claims court or report it on their credit4.

further I get the title report back and sure enough its in foreclosure and the amount owed is 206k.. so what were these problem solvers doing they had no clue it was in foreclosure that she owed what it was worth as a tear down..

The easy answer is send the deal to a title company and get a title report. 

They also report it to the inspector in town which I found it to be very strange...

As of now, if you rent the property, Your father can report half of the net income and the trust will report the other half. 

Roof jobs typically reveal rotten wood/etc that needs to be repaired after the shingles come off.