You'll see prices adjusted as well if a property must be repaired, usually uninsured damages just go "as is" insured damages can be repaired or proceeds retained and offset the balance owing and marketed "as is".

The current owner/landlord can retain an attorney or eviction service to give notice and/or offer cash for keys.  

Try to see how much of that is actually in the property as retained value for you.

His prices were a little better because he retains his own electrician and does not have to gross it up to make a profit from getting a sub.

So between 10 hours of learning how to do my work at work, and then coming home to learn another 4 hours of real estate investing, I just hope I'm retaining enough information on both fronts. 

At this point the the city could ask for soil samples, retaining walls, I even had them make one of my customers fix a fire hydrant a half mile a way.

Be cognizant of values.Preview, if you can, all houses that are scheduled for trustee sale or drive to the house take pictures and preview the neighborhood.Attend 50 Foreclosures Auctions at the court house, add information to your journal, observe bidders (when they bid, how often, where do they stand, to they talk to the trustee or auctioneer) always listen and take notes, retain a copy of the auction and the foreclosure notice, estimate the final hammer price to see how close you were to guessing it.Meet others at the F/C auction, collect cards.

You will retain title until the loan is paid off.  

You’d get your money back in a year when we refinance and retain around 17% ownership in the building.

That one must not be hurting for business or they'd be a little hungrier to retain clients.