They are demanding access to her tax returns but the problem is she does not file taxes because her income is less than required to do so.

I've hit a couple of road blocks but I won't let that stop me, no offers no deals.

The lower you go, the more difficult the interior access from the garage to the house can be.

These are rather extremes.Eventually blocks like these will be torn down by the City's decree so that a private developer can build something of value.

We had a butcher block top one back in the day and I recently had a tenant bring one in.

The problem is without having inside access to these vacant homes, I wouldn't know upfront if it matches my buyers criteria based on the number or bedrooms and bathrooms they want or the year it was built.

Joe - If you do a search on this topic in the archives - you will find many other articles that talk about trying to find a "good" realtor - I have answered on many and still feel - the best thing you can do is to leave the stumbling block out of the middle.

Now the road block.

Some areas are easier to buy in as they are more homogenous... others vary block by block and buying off a computer screen is risky at best.Do you have family elsewhere around the US that you could leverage?

If something happens to me my wife won't have access to the corp or its assets or bank account.