The buyer's attorney claimed that only one of the two spouses signed the easement.There is a significant water view from their property, near the top of a hill. 

Have done tons of cleanouts on evictions too, nothing surprises me anymore on how some people can live.The hot water tank had things growing in the hot water overflowing, the refrigerator was tucked in a back shed area where everything inside had liquified. 

At that point we tested the waters and gave them the option to keep the money or to reinvest it in another property.

A decent home away from the water in Rockwall should cashflow (unlike Plano and Frisco), look off John King blvd, or parts of Fate.

So if your big into water sports, living in the desert could have all the profit in the world but it's going to be miserable hell and odd's are after some months the profits wont matter.

The previous owners did a do-it-yourself remodel which had tons of red flags if I had taken the time to cross-reference the sellers disclosure with the inspection report, but at that time the market was hot and I had to move fast.

In 2016 the pittsburgh market is getting too darn expensive in the hot areas (especially east end).  

Its up to you as the builder to negotiate a fee that your happy to pay.. and Frankly market conditions dictate commission in hot markets one might be able to just stick a sign in the yard and do yourself.. still pretty tough or just put them on MLS and negotiate the buyers agents commish like the new rules dictate..

Just keep an eye on how both markets are performing, and maybe start small, like taking out $50k, so you can test the waters without over-leveraging.

Right now the press is pretty much just looking for clicks on the hot topic.