And as for the insurance companies bleeding the public dry....they are free to do so.

For example you have to have the underground plumbing in place prior to foundation, house has to be "dried in" before you can work on finishes, etc.

They could have dozens or even hundreds of deals in an area that they can hold in front of a property manager to focus their attention.When the music stops however, and it always does, the money for these deals will dry up and the companies you listed will disappear.

EddieThose rules would serve a purpose if they would target only those commiting the fraud( the dry close. the pass thru funding from the end buyer to the b buyer,etc.)

With that said, the trustee sale market in my area has dried up considerably this year.

The walls are paneling and not dry wall which to me indicates shoddy construction.

I sealed the slate before putting the grout in, and intend to seal/use an enhancer in a few weeks after its dried out.

If they dry up, fall off, and the dog eats 'em after a couple days, and the paper is no worse for the wear, just hose it down with texture and paint it!

Needs updating, but no signs of water damage anywhere, no mold that we could see, finished basement was totally dry, newer windows.

@Andrew Johnson  antidotal story of a friend of mine who followed me to ATL to buy SFR court house steps in 2011 and 2012 we killed it... then it dried up when Blackstone and others came into the market.. he got the bright idea of going into low end multi.He found a 44 unit in Memphis for 8k a door 65% vacant... as you know I have extensive expeirnce in the mid west and lower end areas like this...