While this is not an advertisement for a real estate company, it did get me thinking whether or not this would be an effective marketing tool for a rehab business.

Tenant is not entitled to any payment of damages.

Yes, probably uncooperative junior lien holders, or the bank saw that the seller had additional assets or a good job such that they could effectively go after them on a deficiency judgment, versus the SS where the seller was probably negotiating hard to be fully released from the debt.

I missed out on some damage because of this once.

A judge may say that intermingling funds or using company accounts to pay personal expenses, or representing yourself as the business or other things may effectively pierce the veil.

As I understand it, Harp 2 goes into effect March 1st.

The effect of when the income is received can be HUGE.

But if spending another $5k only increases the ARV by the same amount, maybe I shouldn't, unless of course it has a good effect on DOM.I would guess that it will always pay to do somewhat more than the minimum if only to increase the curb appeal and sell it faster.

Interest rates have some effect or influence, but there are a number of other factors (unemployment, economic outlook, population growth, household creation/consolidation, consumer confidence, tax codes, etc.) that are more powerful in determining housing prices.

This industry is badly damaged and is in need of repair.