It will be cleaned, I have a window person coming to give an estimate on replacing 5 double-pane windows later this week.

He claims he must get rid of the properties asap due to financial hardships. 3 of the 4 are currently rented for 450/month and the 4th needs paint and a good overall cleaning and has past rents of 450 as well.

Category 1 is water that came from a clean source, such as a supply line or faucet.

But since it's clean, pretty, and repaired, thought I'd see about a 1031 instead.

At first, I thought maybe I should start as a bird dog since it's easier, but then you look at the details, you only collect hundreds of dollars as a bird dog, while you can earn thousands by just doing some contractual work.

Should I not be able to provide a clean title or have possesion of the property (couple of these lots I will be purchasing at a tax sale and the deliquent owner has one year restitution period).

Also offer to run some errands for them, if they do their own turnovers offer to help paint, clean, etc.

We had a similiar experience with a property management firm who gave back monies & then when we went into the houses, we saw what a quick and cursory look through they did--we found numerous items that required cleaning, repairs, etc --we took over the management and -even if it is a snapped off doorstop-the tenants are charged.

If you can clean up your financial situation, there will be plenty of buying opportunities in the future.

There are many ways the banks could improve their own situations but I guess it's easiest to create a horrible mess and then wait for Uncle Sam to clean it up.