I would rather buy a good asset with fewer units that attract better tenants then buy a fair asset with tons of units that attract difficult tenants.

If you feel that the insurance company isn't giving you a fair estimate, you should contact your insurance agent first as they are your advocate for something that may fall under a gray area. 

One way that sometimes works is to look for people in that community (could be a realtor, banker, business owner, etc.) who can give you referrals to an attorney  they've had fair dealings with. 

Again - everything is fair, you're not short-changed.

Age discrimination, a federal fair housing violation. 

I think my lack of knowledge in estimating rehab costs is an area that I do have to work on.Thank you for your continued communication and useful information.  :-)

Hello Mike,I believe the majority of foreclosures are still non-judicial, but we have our fair share of judicial foreclosures as well.

Planning to look at some properties with my agent Friday morning and then have my afternoon fairly free.

No historical financials, communications, indications of interest in renewing their lease, etc.

If you’ve found a duplex for 39k I’d say your rehab would be fairly substantial.