Clean look, simple design, and excellent photography.

That means despite their best care and cleaning, something came up.

It would be safest to let it go through that process and then buy it at government auction with the same clean title steps auction investors use.

You'll have likely have to do a lot of networking or searching as there is likely a good bit of clean-up to do if you've been doing your own real estate agent and rentals.

@Johnathan Greene Are you a real estate agent that works in the Passaic County AreaBest regards, Michael Thomas

The inspection came back perfectly clean and there were no issues with the house.Now that I want to sell it, I am being told that since the house has unmitigated settlement, that banks will not provide mortgages or insurance to buyers. 

Fannie/Freddie and HUD will not buy loans with Environmental Hazards because Environmental problems are a far greater source of loss to lenders than fire or title risks because when the property becomes hazardous, its value plummets and if the borrower defaults, the lender could be responsible for costly clean-up fees, third party damages, or legal fees from town violations.

David Greene- “If it don’t cash flow, it’s a no go” Me, right nowBuying properties that don’t cash flow is an easy way to lose money in real estate.

I would think if you had an apartment building with an elevator and no green space the picture would look different.

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