Trying to get a deal from a non-motivated seller is like trying to get blood from a stone.

I read the title to this thread and thought you were referring to a building inspector...I initially thought you were out for blood...which God knows City inspectors are not the most loved human beings on earth.

I have thick skin my life gets threatened every day and I get into fights with people that want blood, I was merely pointing out that calling somebody a loser for putting out bandit signs is pretty ridiculous when the whole point of bigger pockets is to help out each other and not tear people down.

Assuming the house isn't built on a hill and is sliding, this type of slab cracking is very common in my area where oil companies have sucked the blood out of the earth for over 100 years.

I would refund the deposit amount in the lease - minus any claim - to the tenant and chalk up the difference to a life lesson.I am glad you circulated Estoppel Certificates to the tenants.  

The catch here is that you need to pay for a reappraisal if you think your sweat and blood have built up enough equity to qualify.  

This is on a cash input of ~$220K and lots of sweat, a few tears, and also a little blood ;). 

Details matter in posts, none of this is what it seemed trailing in from each post.So, here is what we have that matters so far:Offer to Short Sale:  $240,000 ($80,000k cash on hand / the rest financed)First:  $700k will short at $211k (holy cow - blood bath)Second:  $75k will short at ????

There is no reason to fear living in an apartment/apartment building/MFH/whatever that's housed somebody who had Ebola (or, to be honest, who died and splattered their Ebola-soaked blood all over the floor).

(No new blood, no new money, no drive to improve the neighborhood or the schools.)What about the homeless?