It appears most of the time they just leave the owner high and dry after tying up their property and then not selling it.

NEXT.It is cut and dry and you need to spell out your criteria personally in order to determine what you want.

depending on how bad warps actually are, i would pour the footings let dry for 5-7 days and then slowly jack up the beam 1/4"increments. but remember if currently dont have damage on the upper floors, raising the beam could actually cause more damage, cracked plaster, doors start to stick etc. hope all this helps,Chris

I did this by myself because the attorneys wanted to soak me dry regardless of the outcome.

As to the names on the lease, I have both parties sign the lease so in the event something goes wrong, they are both liable vs just one and the other trashes the place and moves out leaving the other one hung out to dry such as a separation or divorce.

I think this has largely dried up, however, given the tighter inventory.

They (rest company) showed up to remove the water from the carpets and remove some of the baseboards for drying walls that got most affected.

Always address health and safety issues that impact tenants first (smoke detectors, electrical or plumbing problems, etc), then items that could compromise the integrity of the building ( dry rot needs repaired, for example) and then tackle cosmetics.I also would not recommend you allow a tenant to do their own painting.

If you like living inches from the face of the sun, Phoenix is the place - it's a dry heat. :) I'm a mortgage guy, so you can decide how that informs my opinion.  

Make sure the area is dry when you apply it.