Here's how you catch them … Make sure your Purchase Contract contains a clause stating the Seller will continue normal operations and maintenance activities during the Contract Period.

Cash for keys.The other thing you have to hold over the tenant is that if a Section 8 tenant is evicted, it can make it much harder for them to get another Section 8 rental.As an aside - and I don't know anyone who has tried this - but I wonder if you can just get a storage container dropped in your driveway and put her stuff in there. 

The property has a SFH home up front that rents for 1350 and is permitted for 3bd 2bth, but contains an non-permitted additional 1bd 1bth (garage into bed and bath).

I have a pretty good deal on a small plot of land, and I would plan on clearing the land, placing a gravel lot and security fencing, couple shipping containers, and renting it out as contractor storage space.

Depending on the zoning some districts require minimum sq ft which easily exceeds say 1 or 2 containers for example.

With that you can probably do a 'contains' search on your appraisal district or county clerk site. 

.); contains a specific start date and end date with specific penalties for each day/week over the end date; very detailed Scope of Work; an agreed upon form/method to request budget or time overruns; a specific schedule for Progress Payments (i.e. 30% to begin, 30% at middle, 30% at end, 10% holdback to pass inspections/occupancy); responsibility regarding permits/licenses, insurance, subs.  

Account ClosedThis question came up recently on another thread, so you might like to follow that topic too:- http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/432/topics/183...I wrote there: "Somewhere I read that as of 2013, property tax became based on the total value of the building, rather than the number of Units contained therein.

., if you have both options (yes, that might be a relevant "if"), then the neatest loan should be a straight Refi, because your resulting cash flow is contained within one neat package of: income minus expenses, for that property.Whereas, LOCs may end up being allocated to random deals here and there, and it might become less easy to know exactly how much each property is really costing you / earning you, so you may end up averaging your income and expenses between all your deals.

Did I miss the part where if they are not interested they can throw the letter in the trash......I mean the recycle container ?