Unless you want to come by the following week and help us paint and hang sheetrock. :)

I asked an attorney I used to hang out with what the entire goal was being the liens and the foreclosures regarding HOA dues.

Any way you cut it I don't think this one is exactly low hanging fruit unless there is a killer margin.I would number one see how it is currently titled and if still in the parents name i would run it by an estate attorney.

I'm just getting the hang of being a landlord with one property.

Hopefully they leave the mail hanging around and may see 2 or 3 reminders of their motivation to sell and the day they are ready your letter will be there. 

Also, my brokerage that I hang my license with has been an asset as well. 

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2014/12/21/detroit-blight-neighborhoods/20705355/Just read this article about a Detroit man hanging in there and trying to make the city better. 

I would absolutely pull permits for any major electrical, plumbing, or structural work but you won't find me pulling permits to replace receptacles or hang some drywall, regardless of what the local mandates are.

Hello All,I should be looking to hang my license with a brokerage in the next couple weeks. 

If it cashflows and you want to hang on a bit longer to see if that appreciation happens, then #3 is a go, unless the buyer pulls the plug.