Property tax protests are filed by May 31st at the earliest(or 30 days after value is delivered) and would be long resolved by the time the tax bill was sent out in October.  

Mike,Depends on two things:1) If your contract specifies good title (marketable ) and the seller can't deliver, no deal.2) If you have a financing contingency, the bank won't lend without good title, so you won't be able to finance the deal. 

They also told me that usually their boxes have a USPS symbol/marking on the side.I am not sure how your tenant knows the package was delivered?

I would try to have the contractor give a lump sum labor price and be aware that this could go on materials delivered to the site or is the contractor picking up the materials.

Too long - you need to find a shop that can deliver in 1-2 wks.  

The lender will push you to deliver results based on timelines as set forth by the guidelines.

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

I assume I need to deliver a “termination of lease” notice or something before I just call and tell her about it?

It's just more work because we deliver and pick it up.If you wanted to do a tiny house, you would most likely have to buy the land first.

(Tesla has to deliver the car to SOMEbody by end-of-quarter, next Thursday, and they need time to find another buyer.)