I think part of the reason has to do with the fact that the numbers here are so much bigger than most of the country.

I suggest you post the owners city, country and zipcode so some local investor may offer to visit the address to relay the information.

Scheduling repairs, clean outs, preparing eviction paperwork and showing up to court

Do you know the pros and cons about HUD and court step sales?

If permits were not pulled I am requiring the seller pay for permits to be pulled to verify the work was done correctly.If for some reason we found this out after the closing and there were issues with the home the seller is now open to an court case or arbitration.

Here are some things about Houston People do not know about.Last year+23,600 jobs (.088%) Growth in Jobs not loss2nd largest exporting port in the world, for every ship that comes in 2 go out2 international airports in Houston2 of the largest airlines in the world Hub'ed out of Houston (Southwest and United Airlines)Largest medical facility in the world (If it was its own city it would be the 16th largest city in the country)Fastest growing population in the countryTexas is the 10th most business tax friendly state in the country and if it were to not charge a franchise tax it would be #1.205,000 Non-Owner occupied homes in Houston1 out of every 4 people in Houston rentsIn a down economy the rental market goes crazy because when these people lose their jobs they become renters which drives up the rent pricesHope this helps clarify the Houston market 

I know this is local to the market, but I came across an owner finance deal on Craigslist.House in the country, .5 acre, 3 bd, 2 ba 1700 sq ft.Listed at 499,000.

Here are the full facts about the transaction:- Real Estate Agent went to the court house and bid on the property and in the title assignment place , my name is written but still RE agent is buyer as per the contract.- RE agent called us while the auction is going on and told us about the property and lured us to buy it.- In the evening I went to the trustee office and deposited the checksNow our financial situation has changed, we would like to back out and would like to see if we can get the money back from the trustee/RE agent.Please advise.

If so that's really unfortunate and I would suggest moving to a different part of the country. 

I'm happy to pay anything that wasn't documented enough that I could win in court (such as the light bulbs and the drain clog).