While most have gone smoothly, one should be aware of some risks.

Of note, Freedom Mortgage was my loan servicer prior to the IRRRL as well, so that may have smoothed out the process a bit.

We refinished the floors, completely redid the kitchen, painted, replaced vanities, toilets, sprayed the tile in the bathrooms with enamel paint, replaced sliding glass doors, HVAC, interior doors, and regrouted and coated the sunroom brick floor, repainted the siding on the exterior, and had some minor landscaping done.

We used an attorney based in Mexico and the whole process went quite smooth although it takes longer to close than in the US.

@David Avery in the late 80s when I moved to phoenix from the east I was appalled at how the pools were fenced right into the sliding glass door. 

Your goal is to avoid probate court and create a smooth transition into you managing and owning the properties. 

I'm even willing to finance the sale of all the assets to make things run smoothly and to hopefully sell them faster.

We basically made a renovation schedule, based on when they were planning on moving, and everything went smoothly. 

Do you mean that: if the walls were not built correctly it will smooth it over?

Has the experience been smooth?