Evictions, naturally, are a lot faster, cheaper, and easier than foreclosures.

These are the main items.Estimated Costs: These are costs and fees that are driven by the nature of each loan.

Naturally, though, most CA people will loose money because of management costs/issues that are part and parcel with long-distance/turn key ownership, which for most will negate the positive effects brought on by solid fundamentals...Very little magic to any of this, boys and girls :) Figure out how to make money where you are, and stop trying to outsmart the marketplace...

Depends on the nature of the probate.

I read there are rules about how many  unrelated people can live with you without the need to be certified.

In my area they do expect a certified funds for the deposit at the time of the auction, usually 10% of the bid price.

I spoke with my attorney this afternoon, and he told me that Illinois is about the pass laws that will "crack down" on self directed IRAs and require private lenders to be certified.  

$20/mth in gas sounds cheap for an older style 75usg natural gas storage heater ... perhaps you could get away with a 60usg tank and save a little upfront money and have lower standby losses.

Once we were sure we were closing we let the tenants know, then the day after closing I hand delivered and also mailed a certified letter stating we'd need them to vacate by X date.

You can always get a licensed and certified electrician to reinspect just the electrical work or someone to look at just the stairs.Home inspections are great but people often forget that they don't know everything.