it seems that they received his payment on the 3rd (instead of the 1st), and due to the "late" payment the account was frozen. ...and yes he later found it in his fine print that if the payment was received w/in the 15 day "grace period" they have the option to freeze it...and raise the rate :shock:

When you have a relatively good tenant that pays on time, do you raise the rent?

Since, they have jacked the house and had it raised 3 inches, the source has been repaired.

For the money you do need, have the guts to put it on credit cards.

Generally, the rule is 2 years between "owner occupied" loans without raising any eyebrows.

The county has your house held hostage, so paying taxes isn't something that is optional.A few states have a homesetead exemption for owner occupied, and a couple of states don't raise your taxes after they adjust upward the one time for the new purchase price.

You should be able to look up the localized section 8 limits...ISTM they are on the HUD site somewhere, along with the HAP contract and related info.Keep in mind, Fair Housing applies, but if you decide to raise your advertised price for everyone (that has not already applied!)

The angle I was going to use is the promise that I won't raise their rent.

A very few counties have online bidding and they take credit cards.

ThanksWell it all depends on what you have in mind for instance if you wanted to buy a pre-foreclosure than I would say the post card.