I just locked in with a different lender at 3.625% @Jesse Cabot with only about $2,600 to close which I think is great.. much better than 4.25% with $4,400 to close which was my prior lender.

The 1031 must be in place prior to the close of your sale.  

Many of us have pour hands tied.So, in our case, rather then spend hundreds and 6-8 weeks or more in court to obtain an order of entry, we decided to wait the 3-4 weeks and have a contingency of him providing the pics.There was no possible way such order would have been obtained prior to his move anyway, so it would have been a costly, fruitless endeavor.Don't believe me, read here: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm#se...And yes, I know Sec 47a-16d (2) does state "as permitted by section 47a-16a" however that is contingent upon Sec 47a-16d (3) "pursuant to a court order"Without a court order, the "as permitted by...." cannot be upheld.

Also, I've been taking a look at a few of these deals and assuming that the loan is a first position lien + a personal guaranty, would you care more about the # of prior investments made by the borrower or the borrower's FICO score?

So that would put my newest at close to 100 y/o.Then again - they have been maintained and upgraded decently well enough prior to my ownership.Yes I've had to deal with some knob and tube, galvanized plumbing, etc... but not much. 

It's all about the numbers hence the reason I asked the questions prior.

Most lenders will seek payments on a monthly basis which comes due after having the money deployed during the prior month.  

But typically, you can NOT inspect the inside of properties prior to auction, so do you want to trust a quote from a contractor staying in through a window or? 

We attended their presetation at their office prior to making our investment and were very impressed.

You could include a viewing prior to inspection contingency so that you don't have to pay for the inspection in order to see the property.