The house in under her name but the ex is paying a portion of the mortgage because she has the kids and he is the one in the mortgage.

@Simon W.Can you send me a PM if you know what you were paying for yardi versus appfolio ?

Our tenants left without giving prior notice and did not pay for last months rent.

But, most  municipalities will settle these for 5-10% from someone who comes in and fixes the underlying issue.Some research and leg work may lead to this being a non issue (insurance company pays the claim/contractor) or maybe not…but worth putting some work into it.

Despite the small town feel, lots of research companies, an Amazon warehouse close by along with high paying science, tech, research jobs and even Costco is now building here.

The way I saw real estate at the time was, saving money, buying a multi family, live there with tenant who help pay for my house.

Greetings BP folks,My wife and I are negotiating a deal in our area for a home that has a tax lien from the city and county.We have been working with the seller for quite some time and were offered the opportunity to purchase the home at a great price, we also have agreed to pay off the tax lien in addition to the purchase price. 

The larger brokerages are all paying $20-$80m settlements and small brokerages have no protection if this ever comes for them.

My sister is selling her house to me; however, we want to do a mortgage transfer since she currently has a 2.5% interest rate, but the bank will only pay what is owed on the current mortgage.

As to paying off mortgages,  most rarely pay as agreed over 30 years.