(Very expensive) usually you can mitigate most water penetration issues by simply addressing drainage at the surface.

Do I need to have them sign an addendum explaining the whole process - The address of my bank, the account name and number, etc?

A developer or large scale multi-family investor might have concerns that could be addressed by such a strategy, but I just don't see where the average investor who is conservative (buys smart/makes sensible profit projections) and diversified (not all the eggs in one basket) would need this kind of complex "hedge" for their investments.Your example is "a home" for a "sale close in 9 months" and that sounds like one big project and all of your eggs are in one basket.

Greetings,We are in need of a referral for RE Lawyers in the Gwinnett County/Metro Atlanta Area, who effectively work well with investors and are competent with Real Estate Contracts (i.e Lease Agreements, Seller's Finance, etc).

I've tried a few others since the new Buyer Select Program went into effect with HUD.

If you open the google doc that is there they want your name, e-mail address and cell phone and complete address of your residence.These are the classic symptoms of a phishing attack and open you up to identity theft.

You have the DF act going, in effect, next year, but it looks like know one know at this time how it will affect anyone just a lot of hype at this time.

Have the tenants (or you) call the city, health dept, fire dept, P&Z, let the address the violations and contact him for repairs.

You could negotiate the terms of the Promissory Note, but you may not be able to negotiate the terms of the recorded debt instrument (Mortgage, Security Deed, or whatever it is called in your state) since you are no longer the title holder.One way to address this is to consider selling with a Lease and Option to Purchase instead of selling with a wraparound.

After at least ten different incidents where the "zestimate" was off, the asking price had either been lowered at least a week or more earlier, simple things like square footage were different from the MLS listing, tax assessments were incorrect, and estimated rent was pretty different from real time evaluations by my RE agent, I have finally decided I may be wasting my time...Does anyone on BP actually use Zillow effectively?