Insurance on them and proper work gear gloves , boots , and safety glasses at minimal.

Part of the property description states it's been renovated and all systems work properly.

FWIW, the proper place to have attempted xfer of maintenance is in the option contract not the lease, but don't recommend it.Good you didn't mention rent credits.  

Also something to be aware of in the District proper is sort of the zombie foreclosures and ones that the bank have not filed all the paperwork for.  

The best way to secure a private lender is to have a Solid Executive Summary for You and Your CompanyYou need a strong Board of Directors, and a good list of previous projects you've completed.Imagine if you were a Private Money Lender, and someone came to you with a deal...

Also, consider that if you’re properly using asset allocation, you’re not going to drop your whole nest egg into one project.

I just realized that even though I've been here 6 months, I still haven't properly I introduced myself. my name is david miller. i'm an editor and media producer living in Asheville North Carolina with my family. a month ago, I closed my first deal--a fixer-upper that was dead center in my target area. it was also off market, and I was able to get with owner financing. asheville is a very hot market, and I absolutely put to use everything I've learned here over the past six months. it took me four months to find and close that deal.anyway, i'm so stoked to have found this community, and massively appreciate everyone is taking time to help a total newbie. in the time since this deal I 've gotten a great remodel project underway (following Brandon's eponymous BRRR strategy) and continue to look for new deals--the latest an asheville note i've bird dogged and am trying to find an investor for it (message me if you're interested). thanks again for being so helpful everyone, and please feel free to connect with me. david

Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions about how we can go about reaching the proper individual to entertain a CA$H offer for the property AS IS but PRIOR to it going on the market?? 

Get your own attorney, without proper representation a lot can go wrong.

You will generally not be given an account to pull credit without an office and often times proper protections in place to ensure that data is kept secure.