If you feel that the insurance company isn't giving you a fair estimate, you should contact your insurance agent first as they are your advocate for something that may fall under a gray area. 

One way that sometimes works is to look for people in that community (could be a realtor, banker, business owner, etc.) who can give you referrals to an attorney  they've had fair dealings with. 

I would also that once a building is more than 5-10 years old, I'd rather buy a well designed, well built well maintained older property than something was built more recently but not taken care of.Due diligence is key for all of this.

Again - everything is fair, you're not short-changed.

Age discrimination, a federal fair housing violation. 

Hello Mike,I believe the majority of foreclosures are still non-judicial, but we have our fair share of judicial foreclosures as well.

Planning to look at some properties with my agent Friday morning and then have my afternoon fairly free.

She knows how I like my properties kept up/maintained and can provide perspective on maintenance costs.3.)

does this apply even if reported net loss in my federal filing after accounting for mortgage interest, depreciation and  expenses for maintainence and when acquiring the propertyi didnt file a city of cleveland return nor state as there was no net income

If you’ve found a duplex for 39k I’d say your rehab would be fairly substantial.