In this case, the owner walked away, the home was foreclosed, and I bought it.In my case, after purchasing, the fees that had accumulated over 3 years were waived once I (A) submitted plans for a permit to resolve it and (B) did the work and (C) finalled all 3 permits I had to pull.Doing the work under a code compliance case was terrible and I'd prefer to never have to do that again, but that's the price of opportunity.No idea how your city works, but that was my experience.

Don't make something up about the property being uninhabitable... terrible advice. 

Dixon, a friend and fellow investor, applied for a loan after getting a referral from a fellow investor, (I'd love to name that very terrible lender) his credit score upper 800, his net worth is $8 MM, his annual rent is $764,000 annually, supplied a credit application, tax returns and all requested docs --- calls, text and email to this clown without a response, three weeks later contact was made, mortgage broker had no excuse for his terrible service.  

It's a little thin, but if getting in a good neighborhood with very little capex since you just put 30k into isn't terrible.

I've read some terrible reviews of a few so just trying to avoid some of the nightmares others have experienced. 

Account ClosedIf you're in a competitive area, buying from a big list provider is terrible because other investors are already doing it.

Then replace him with any of the other million terrible realtors that still wouldn't be sleazy enough to shake you down.

We have chosen next summer so we have time to get ready for the sale of our home to gain as much profit as possible but, mostly because we feel terrible about moving our daughters 13 and 15.

:)  I'm not terribly familiar with Denver but we normally eat at Watercourse or Native Foods... both vegan restaurants with (what I think is) wonderful food (not just salad). 

Terrible idea.