Although "foreclosure re-conveyance" schemes can be beneficial and ethically conducted in some circumstances, many times the practice relies on fraud and egregious or unmeetable terms."

They have tests generally directed towards homeowners/personal wells -- usually includes pH, alkalinity/hardness, conductivity, nitrate/nitrite, copper, lead, manganese (can cause staining also) and a few other things. 

(b)(1) The tax collecting official of any county shall conduct a public auction for the sale and transfer of delinquent tax liens.

Hi BP.Could a lender require buyer to conduct a mold inspection?

It keeps your regulars on their toes, and it helps you avoid getting the reputation of a shopper that doesn't follow through; subs/contractors talk to each other a lot!

My lease specifically states:5) UseThe stated premises shall be used only as a family residence and no business activity whatsoever is allowed including babysitting – childcare and the lessee shall not permit said premises or any part thereof to be used for (a) the conduct of any offensive, noisy or dangerous activities that would increase the premiums for fire insurance on said premises; (b) the creation or maintenance of a public nuisance; (c) anything which is unlawful or in violation of any public authority at any time during the term of this lease; or (d) any purpose or manner which will obstruct, interfere with, or infringe upon the rights of adjacent properties.

Your dad could essentially be a fund manager and deploy his IRA into flip transactions, but he could not be hand's on involved in the flipping or receive any compensation.Further, there are potential tax implications if his self directed IRA or Solo 401k flips houses on a regular or repeated basis and therefore is considered to be conducting a trade or business.  

Commerce is based on economic functions, land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship, it takes 3 of the 4 functions for any transaction to profit, but one is always involved, that is land, business must be conducted somewhere on the face of the earth.If you don't have capital that means you provide more of the other functions, labor and/or entrepreneurship (or management). 

I have bought property through B&S at trustee sales and consider them to be a top notch attorney firm from the small sample of transactions my company has conducted with them.

This is a test that is conducted by an AKC certified evaluator.