Today, shes still there with her daughters and she is happy as ever, in her eyes, its still her home and I have had maybe $300 in expenses since I bought it and it helped me get into buying other homes.Oddly enough I have acquired several other homes under unique scenarios like this one and it has all been triggered by talking and helping others with their financial situation.My greatest concern is that I don't want to be the guy who invests in the stock market for the first time, makes money on his first investment and then thinks he's an expert.

Hi @Tammy Spearman, Learning about liens, and your unfortunate case has been an eye opening example. 

I would stick with neutral cream.

Keep an eye out on specials, bogos, and discount.

I was planning to do this, and my eyes glazed over reading the regulations.  

It opened my eyes the way it does. 

It really sounds like the latest PM company was shady as none of the tenants could never get a hold of them and from the looks of the property, never set eyes on it once to take care of any repairs. 

The thing to be concerned about in my eyes is more about knowing the total of the rehab costs even before you pick up the property.  

The Mrs says, we need to be upfront with you and he shot her the eye immediately.

I have got to know 2 of them so far that meet our needs and they keep an eye on the right deals-Get into buying and rehabbing residential multi-family properties as the demand for them is not so high, rehab costs per unit are most likely lower ( as they would most likely be used for renting out) and it always has an exit strategy of being rented out.