I've been waiting in the wings for 4 months, wanting to do renovations and then just be rid of this place.  

For some reason they got rid of it and basically have a garbage Redfin-branded ziestimate thing.Now, there's nothing that I'm aware of filling that niche.

The homeowner is trying to get rid of the property but the property has some type of plumbing issue in the basement and estimate for repairs ranged from 3500-10000 dollars.

I've been listening to a lot of the BP podcasts and I frequently here people, (who categorize themselves as buy and hold investors), saying they don't hold a property for longer than some designated time, 7 years for ...

If you have a bad tenant, get rid of them.

And although the heating bills could be high, they were manageable (never had one more than $500) I kept budget billing which averaged the heat bill over a years time and I used utility choice after Peco got rid of its residential heating rates.Now that I've moved out and put tenants in the unit, they are getting VERY high heating bills upwards of $900 per month.

If any seller agrees to a lowball offer from a wholesaler - who "beats them up" so to speak - it's a value their mind decided they should accept to rid themselves of this tired home - that they may have contributed to the negelect over the years ( yes- I know not all homeowners live in it... for example purposes only). 

The first time was to get rid of PMI as the value of my house had gone up.

I have found that when you flip a manufactured home you have to get rid of any interior wood paneling or seams and replace with sheetrock.

One thing I thing I think may be affecting the tax rate is someone converted the garage into a bedroom with a bathroom (which id be getting rid of)this is the history from zillowYEARPROPERTY TAXESCHANGETAX ASSESSMENTCHANGE2014$8,380+20.3%$2,000--2013$6,964+2.8%$2,000--2012$6,776+2.3%$2,000--2011$6,625+9.2%$2,000--2010$6,065+4.1%$2,000--2009$5,825+2.8%$2,000Here is a similar house across next door and one down the streetYEARPROPERTY TAXESCHANGETAX ASSESSMENTCHANGE2014$6,109+2.9%$2,045--2013$5,939+2.9%$2,045--2012$5,769+2.3%$2,045--2011$5,637-9.3%$2,045--YEARPROPERTY TAXESCHANGETAX ASSESSMENTCHANGE2014$7,154+2.7%$2,000--2013$6,964+2.8%$2,000--2012$6,776+2.3%$2,000--2011$6,625+9.2%$2,000--2010$6,065+4.1%$2,000--2009$5,825+2.8%$2,000--Id like to get the taxes down to increase the cash flow