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Seller got a loan for $94k in 2000 from Lender A, secured by a deed on the propertySeller got another loan for $105k in 2002 from Lender A, secured by a deed on the property Seller claims that this was a refinance of the original loan, with additional debt rolled inLoan docs from the seller suggest this is true, BUT the box labeled "refinance" is not checkedNo modification or release was ever filed for the 2000 deedTitle policy from the 2002 transaction listed the original 2000 deed as an exception to coverageThe HUD-1 settlement from 2002 doesn't show any specific payoff of the original note.The current loan servicer sent a payoff statement that will release the 2002 deed, but no mention of the 2000 deedI reached the person listed as trustee on the deeds.

The old desktop QB is extremely hard to tame indeed.That said, no accounting software is suitable for real estate investors straight out of the box.

Conventional financing is a tight box, and all lenders follow the same script in terms of qualification.  

Maybe work at a big box hardware store and eventually with a builder. 

The city required the former landlord on one of my properties to upgrade all the electrical boxes when they installed underground cable.

Conversely I know of another company that specializes for retail in the 20,000 sq ft and under box size so they tend to do much better at managing it.Contrary to popular belief property management on commercial is the lowest return on time.

You can buy roofing mat'ls at lumber yards and big box stores but there are also companies that specialize in roofing materials only.

If it's the florescent light boxes those are usually framed as a sub structure and it should be relatively inexpensive.

U can hire folks  you see those rubber hoses across the road attached to a little box.. thats how they used to do it.I bet now its just a camera and wifi..