Remove trees, cleaning up the backyard landscaping with fresh landscaping in the back yard (i.e. adding new mulch, shrubs, and removing trees not wanted by client)5.Add new landscaping around whole house (i.e. adding rocks, removing old shrubs, adding new shrubs/flowers, adding new border trim around landscaping)6.Remove/Install Garage Door including garage door mechanical unit7.Remove Fireplace ducting8.Repair Roof and Soffit from removal of Fireplace ducting9.Install Patio in the back of the house; cement or stone depending on clients preference (10x22 feet)10.Power wash and stain/seal deck11.On the Garage, replace several pieces of rotted siding12.Install new window on Garage13.Paint brick to white on the backside of the house14.Add new light fixture by front door and side door15.Take off house numbers on the top of garage16.Replace/repair trim around garage 17.Paint Trim around garage18.Remove/replace door going into garage19.Cut a part of the tree touching the deck20.Remove/Cap gas Grill in backyard21.Replace/Repair broken fence22.Repair siding/trim around new doors (i.e.

Originally posted by Chris Sweeney:1.Stop paying each note one at a time in attempt to settle each note one by one.UnrealisticOriginally posted by Chris Sweeney:2.Stop paying all at the same time and doing short sales on both.Best option, but they are wealthy and I doubt the bank is going to do a short sale without requiring them to sign a note for the difference.Originally posted by Chris Sweeney:3.Continue renting the properties at a loss each month till the market demand begins to recover then offload.Definitely wouldn't recommend this.

I doubt it will help me but it is just funny to me.

Ryan, I have no doubt that everyone on this board has had bumps in their road to success.

I doubt there is a resource that can track a vacancy rate by zip.

You can try raising the rent of the criminal, but I doubt that will hold up in court if the original tenant is on a year long lease.

No doubt.

Also, check this guy out, I doubt he would default, but if he did, you might get a gutted house back, thats the indem/agreement, but make sure you could collect for reasonable damages beyond the down payment.

Fiber mesh added and an extra bag of cement per yard and your stronger than what it was probably,,,depth NO less than 5 " either,deeper if HEAVY traffic expected Around here lots of old drives and floors poured 3.5 and that just does not last.

If this thing really is worth $287K (I doubt it), that's right at $10K down.