One fellow refered one fellow to another and then the seller.  

Not sure about Carol county but in P.G. county and AA county Maryland you can get a sale date in 3-6 months but then it takes the court 12-18 months to ratify the sale after the auction and for you to get title.  

Fellow(ette) low-hassler myself.

I'm a fellow engineer as well, so you're in good company. 

A PM is an intermediary and their business is NOT refurb/rehab and if you elect to use one, they'll just smile and proceed without concerns other than you pay the bill.a) network with friends who have remodeled recently to get names and first had references - - one of these are work 10x any website review.b) learn as much as possible about what you WISH to be done vs what actually NEEDS to be done (ie know the needs vs wants problem we all have) as there's lots of cash between them.c) read up on contractors bid process in your state, the allowable deposit and how to make progress payments.d) set a completion date with penalties for missing it.e) a contractor must have a license; verify and find complaints. f) must have liability insurance and be bonded (this protects  you from him just walking away).

It depends on when you put the asset into service.If the rental is ready to rent and you started advertising the rental right away, then you can take depreciation as of the date you put it into service.  

Hello fellow BPers.

I live in the Ballantyne area, Rock Hill and Charlotte would be great please send me info: Date, Time and Location.

I also screen by date of ownership targeting owners who have owned a long time, I've bought some property where the owners had owned for 50 years. 

Hello fellow members,Does anyone have any experiences they would like to share on wire railing systems?