The time you spend on cleaning and alternative solutions are not worth it IMO.

BP is great and another alternative if you dont mind spending $40 go to office depot or staples and by the program.

I try to alternate between the two, depending on what subject they are talking about.For example, I'm going to INREIA next week because they are discussing the tax sale strategy.- it's always good to see another Hoosier utilizing this great site!

Because I have a different perspective about crime and the nature of the people. 

Granite is a natural product and can and will have a different look between the different slabs.  

Since I am in Honolulu, I am trying to find an alternative.

Naturally I stumbled across this community and have been reading all the advice y'all have provided.

plus of course you have that 14k rattling around in your pocket, rinse and repeat.These are fairly conservative figures but they depend on a number of important variables:The income and expenses are close.There's not a ton of deferred maintenance or building components at the end of their life.That the seller will accept 8% interest only (it's really pretty good compared to the alternatives today, maybe he'd even take less).That you can refi at 75LTV and something close to 6% in five or so years (with three or four years of solid operating history you should be able to refi... or sell at a nice profit).And of course that you can operate the property to those numbers.Good hunting-

The (new) owners are only after the easy cash, naturally & have no inclination to upgrade either the property or their screening process. 

In my state, CA, there are different level of powers, best evident by examining a document alternatively called probate Letters Testamentary (if subject the decedent's will) or Letters of Administration (intestate - no will).