All are the units the same mix and size??

It might be cheaper than arguing and paying the attorney additional fees, holding up settlement and fighting over it.I'll bet the contract and norm is to transfer marketable title, insured title, unless stipulated in the contract, if this is a last minute issue I'd guess it's just the attorney, seeing if he can get away with it in representing his client.There is also another issue so far as financing, if your friend is obtaining a loan the lender will require a GWD being insurable as well, exceptions are made for institutional lenders selling as the property is sold by a corporate body arising out of a foreclosure, a different issue than buying from an individual.Make it a lending requirement for settlement and that SWD may go away.But, ask, are there any exceptions being made and why?

So your best bet will be to just call and talk to some lenders to find out what they can do for you.

Undeveloped land for the size it is carries taxes of 2% which isn't bad.

The MLS is dried up, auctions are being overrun by large syndicates and newbies who don't know how to analyze a deal, so the mid-sized investor isn't going to get much there either.Certainly, if you can do a good job finding off-market sellers, there's always opportunity, so that would need to be your focus.

Also it looks family sized and you won't really get families moving much now.

@Joel Owens this is the size of property that I feel comfortable with for my first investment.

Time using the ozone machine depends on size of unit and once the machine is off you have to wait 8 hrs before you enter.For the carpets, a good carpet cleaner can put down an odor neutralizer.

We will be doing one deal at a time, but the goal is to have a decent sized portfolio of property.

That's too many people for that size house.