I am not very familiar with "Homepath" but is sounds like Hud homes in my area.The caveat with Hud or any government owned home is that a sale can fall through for a major repair issue and they are not bound to disclose that information whereas a normal seller is legally bound to disclose issues that they are aware of or have been informed of.

So, like other liabilities, you would prefer to own these free and clear and avoid the interest charges.Don't fall into the "I prefer to spend $1 to save $0.28 in taxes" bologna.

Prices rise and fall.

Investing around Turner Field would be like catching a falling knife ... cool if you safely snatch the knife while diving towards the bottom OR not cool if you catch the falling knife at the wrong time.IMO, It's better to join the momentum up for a safer, albeit, lesser return.

An elderly visitor falls on a slight elevation on a sidewalk or walkway and breaks her hip.

Found out they went with another higher offer, the agent said he'd let us know if it falls through.

Tax lien should fall off after 7 years...if it's a federal tax lien sometimes after satisfaction you can request a removal from your report...I know some states will as well but others will only report it as satisfied.Regardless of what I said before it shouldn't effect you unless you're personally going to be applying for a loan.

It will also likely increase the time to reasonable occupancy, pushing that into the Fall which is bad for this area (near a university, rentals need to be ready no later than Aug 1.)

You can always fall on your sword and say you're sorry to the tenant but you can't recover lost rent from a deadbeat tenant that is staying for free on your new buyers nickel.

As soon as you extend credit, which is what you do with Seller finance, you fall into new requirements.