Hey Nick, I'm Frisco and we put down some sod last fall that came in great.

The agent is either keeping it active just in case the accepted deal falls through. 

Im curious what everyone thinks in regards to listing time for rentals during the summer/ winter/ fall/ spring time frames. 

thanks to all for the advice. i really hate to see the property continue to fall into disrepair, but if the bank isn't going to do anything about it, well, there is not much i can do either. at this point, the bank appears to have sold the mortgage to another bank, or financial institution which just happens to be a subsidiary of the first bank. the taxes were paid, but nothing toward the mortgage has taken place. the owner moved out back in 2009 after he filed bankruptcy. he at one point agreed to sell me his interest in the house for $1000, but it sounds like that would be a waste of time and money at this point

For one reason or another, the hubby is usually inside each of our 4 units quarterly, and from spring to fall is mowing grass 3-4 times a month.

The reason is you could immediately fall out of business and they have wasted those dollars versus a national tenant they can count on for the full primary lease term.Have you looked within a 2 mile ring radius to see how many other bakeries there are??

I'm waving the caution flag on Houston right now because of the fall in oil prices.

You know all to well if a house in NYS sits vacant for say four years and falls behind in taxes you got a $30,000 tax lien.  

That is a very common question and always falls back into what is your goals and current financial abilities.

Tree falls and takes out the roof, tenats move out and you should have removed that dead tree, no insurance or at least you have to fight themFurnace blows in the winter, they aren't staying there.