@Summer Burke Call the water department to see if they'll cut you a break since you fixed it so quickly.

The old joke "we lose $100 on every one we sell, but we'll make it up in volume" comes to mind.It's too painful to read the entire thread, so if this is redundant, just understand that I run the department of redundancy department.

It's not liked by most Building Departments because it puts substantially more occupants in a building and each with locked individual quarters and highly taken advantage by slumlords creating fire hazards.

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I asked if I had to do anything like call the tax department that has the lien and let me know there are excess proceeds and they said no I didn't need to do anything.I guess I'm good then.Thanks for the helpRay 

You can always include the cost of the land into a construction loan but if you purchased it already it can play in your favor.At the bank we do all of the work you basically apply for the construction loan and the Building department along with processing sets up the entire process.

Consider local banks and talk to their commercial department. 

On the other hand, if there is a large mall with major anchor department stores, good restaruants and Starbucks, you can be fairly ceertain that's a good neighborhood class. 

I actually know one, she gets homes on MLS at 1/3 of ARV (really FUBAR homes), spends another 1/3 on rehabbing and then sells for retail to profit.  

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