Obviously, regular service and filter changes are crucial for forced air systems.You can use the timer setup for electric water heaters also, shutting them off for several hours at night when most are sleeping, and again in the daytime when they are working.

Way over priced in my opinion, and never worth forcing a property to CF.

The numbers of times is not really the issue it's mostly about what you have to say to get people to response.My recommendation is to force people over to your website, and allow the site to do all the work.

They were quoted $3500 if the sump pump has to be moved.Then our agent with us told us of an elderly lady in the same city who was recently forced to get permits & install a sump pump for a home on slab????

Unless I guess you wrote something into the contract that says you wouldn't sell the place with that tenant in there... don't do that.Those two items aren't related unless you force them to be for some reason.  

I agree, which is why I moved from California when I started in REI.Unless you have the resources to hold a negative cash-flow property LONG-TERM (remember, the resale market can flounder as well, and you could find a loss of equity that would force you to hold for 10+ years before you could resell), it's probably not worth the risk.Just my $.02...

Thank you in advance  Hello Sandro,maybe we join forces as it seem we share the same challenge.

Involuntary liens like judgment liens and state tax liens, being general debts, remain as a debt to the debtor, even though the property was sold via tax deed sale or other forced liquidation (ie foreclosure or sheriff sale) on a superior debt. 

There are so many different ways to find forced sale (distressed) property opportunities.

@Rob Beardsley  look no further than were you live.my first house was in Milpitas Ca I paid 79k for  second was in Palo Alto I paid 183k. for third house was in Silverado up at Napa ( recent bad fire just missed it) paid 420k for it.. and 2 homes in Portland Oregon one went up 400k in 5 years current house went up 600k in last 4 years ( although I built this one from scratch so 150 to 200k is forced appreciation.Land I own in Rohnert park CA 4 acres I paid 27k for in 1993 ish on market for 3 million..