We have been involved with a few of these exact circumstances that are not worth anyone’s time.

After hurricane Michael you are going to be hard pressed to find a home that doesn't have work that was either completed with no permit, by unlicensed individuals, or some mix of circumstances.

Whether or not to keep it relys on your particular circumstances and what you want to do long term.

Landlords will put houses up on Zillow a couple months before they are available or neglect to take them down after they are rented.

So for the last eight years, this woman had had a very clear history of rental debt and neglect to pay that debt.

Which would be a material misrepresentation of your circumstances in an attempt to obtain a mortgage loan. 

Yes, under normal circumstances this would be a high amount to pay for cash for keys, but months of a tenant staying in the home for free would definitely be worse if they refused to move. 

Market: Huntsville ALPurchase: 71k duplexRented for $450 per sideRehab/Repairs over 2 years: $26,000Cash invested: $40,600In the following 2 years, I neglected to pay taxes on time, allowed a unit to sit vacant for over 2 months, and only visited the town 2 times.

Given the current circumstances I believe it will take me a lot longer to finish a books before I can actually start investing or diving into real estate!

Waiting until I’m stateside may be the best decision based on my circumstances.