When our hardwoods start to loose their sheen after several years, we buff them hard with a screen and apply another layer of poly.

IMO it would be worth paying a local attorney who performs evictions in the area the property is located for an hour of time to put a plan together to make sure you don't accidently do anything out of bounds.

No reason to loose this cost from your profit. 

Loosing deal for the bank, water, sewer, gas, electrical, lawn care, and trash added up to more that they collected. 

And one must ask themselves WHY anyone 'advertising' to teach others, won't agree to "share the risk" by meeting someone 'half way' for say a minimal down payment, then "doing the work" necessary, or they LOOSE their' deposit?!'

I have about two yrs or less to take care of loose end here in southern Nj.

Hi Holly,Here here.I'm not a fan of debt either lolWe loose 90% of business because we turn down turnkey investors looking to finance.The reason is mostly two-fold:1) Our price points are low entry and we have the luxury of not being volume focused so we just refuse to deal with closing delays when it comes to selling via financing.2) I don't believe in leverage when first starting to build a portfolio.

You may find that the sealant is loose and is not watertight.

As with any type of structure check the door and window openings for sagging and major cracks, older homes did not use metal hangers for support oftentimes these structural members were simply held together with a few nails that have worked themselves loose over time.

A broker, acting as a broker under the guidelines of regulatory agencies, acting with the knowledge that they have a duty and responsibility bound by their licensing and being paid a traditional brokerage fee with full disclosure on the HUD of the amount is perfectly fine and there is no difference.