There is either a set screw or pin hole near or below the lever part of the handle so get a small screwdriver or small set of allen wrenches and a paper clip and a 12 in one screw driver and you should be able to take this off pretty easy. 

.* In real estate, the renovation is a huge cost driver.

I hate to throw a price out there myself too early but I also don't want to waste time looking at a house when there is no chance of the price.I don't have Michael Quarles mad house whisper skills yet but I'm working on it:)

The negative will come from when the absentee owners call me after receiving a letter and are just mad because they are getting so many letters.

The seller is more than likely just mad that it wasn't ran by him first.

And then getting mad when the contractor is asking for a raise to $30. 

I understand that it's perceived as risky, so I can't be mad at the banks / credit unions.Thanks again.

The reason for lumping Cedar Park and the rest of Austin's suburbs in with Austin (or any city for that matter) is not because Cedar Park feels like "Austin" its because the drivers of population growth and the economy are intertwined.

If you get a house with tenants, make sure you get the tenant file (drivers license, credit/background, income if available), prorated rent as of closing and the security deposit $$.

Driver around all the streets and look for vacant houses.