If they like dated finishes that's one thing but I don't think the majority of retirees are going to seek out 1980's finishes.My personal background is the opposite of yours though.

You also have to call to get the court date for the form.

Tell the tenant they need to pay by a date you feel comfortable with and stick to it(Fri or Mon would be best).

Anyway, I made my payment electronically as always before the 11/15/13 date that they said would incur additional late fees.

Figure on new floor covering, and in most cases figure on new appliances.The longer a house has been empty the more likely that it will be out of date and need updating to appeal to current buyers and tenants.

@Kevin Burton Kevin I think that I might make an offer to the seller like this$10 to 15k cash or less and do a subject to deal and you take over the mortgage payments bring it up to date on back payments then in the near future do a refi

If they sign a lease and pay the first month's rent by X date then it becomes the tenant's security deposit, if not it is forfieted as liquidated damages.

She got legal aid and waited for the court date.

A buyer is given up to the say ten days prior to the anticipated closing date to deposit the full deposit.

Does anyone know of any financial planning software that can calculate multiple loan payoff dates resulting from extra payments?