I am fresh in the probate world but I feel like the amount of effort to obtain these leads should keep most of the competition away.

I'm making it as clean and fresh as possible and making sure they have a functional kitchen.

If I were you, I'd invest some $$ in a sprayer, and paint the exterior and interior and invest a week to fix it up, doesn't have to be perfect, but people LOVE fresh paint!    

In that case it may be easier to use this as a way to get the current tenant out and start fresh with a new tenant. 

Do not hesitate to go for a better tenant.Start fresh by jacking there rents to market, those that want to leave give them a grace period long enough for you to find new tenants and move forward.

Fresh out of a weekend 3-day real estate seminar, I am in an interesting position, do I first go out and try and find my perfect team of tax, law, and mortgage atourneys, brokers and the like, or do I first try and find a great deal, and shape my team around that deal?

. :) If said CPA can give you a dollar number, you could bake that into the contract sales price IF we're not already stretching the contract sales price (eg, claimed value) too much (or at all).

It will need some fresh paint and normal turnover items once vacated.I will be self-managing the property as I currently manage 3 SFR's, so I've budgeted minimal for that category. 

Hi everyone!  My best friend recently came up with a pretty good idea for us.  He wants to take out a home equity loan on his current home (it's paid off), purchase a home at auction, flip it, and then sell it to me. ...

Is this something that most companies just draft up fresh?