The former owner gave me the number of a company who cleaned it in November but they don’t answer any calls (the buyers agent, myself and my assistant all called every hour today) and their voicemail is full.

Some examples of tasks I'm looking to get done over the next few months:Install a new shelf and hanging rod in the walk-in closetPressure spray/clean some of the exterior stuccoChange the flapper valves in the toiletsFlush the water heaterAssemble a basic outdoor storage shedInstall new shower heads and a new kitchen sink faucetChange out the garbage disposalThank you in advance for any recommendations on people whom you trust.

.$225 for house cleaning?? 

To start, the numbers:3 bedroom, 1.5 bath 1700 sq foot brick SFH with bonus room.Purchase Price: $59kAppraisal: $105k as is with estimated $124k after rehab.Renovation budget: $20k.Renovations include: new flooring in bonus room, kitchen and baths. total renovation of bathrooms, new cabinets, crown molding (to cover bad drywall job by previous owner), buff hard woods, paint exterior, paint interior, remove awning, remove side door and seal up, fix low spot in kitchen floor, and remove the non-permitted fire place.Estimated Rent: Initially I budgeted $950 per month based on another rental I own in a similar location, but  two houses on the same block were recently rented for $1200+.

The tenants keep the house relatively clean, and while they are late on rent alot, they are currently up to date.Thoughts?

Eric Newman Samuel Pawlitzki is correct... if you sell that land for say $60,000 to a buyer the title agency you use will settle your the liens on the property before the title can transfer as clean title.

./104th)Purchase and sale agreement, with a standard escrow.Escrow closes upon date certain, or when the city issues unappealabel entitlements, zoning etc.DD of some period, 30, 60, 90 day, with some non-refundable upon reaching this date.Reason to do it this way is you have a solid contract, if and when you receive zoning, you can close without question.

If any one owner owns more than 10% of the units (depending on the total number of units) the condo could become non-warrantable.

Is that a violation of fair housing laws pertaining to discrimination against income source (I guess in reverse for non-section 8 applicants)?

We responded and stated that upon inspection, if the property was in clean order, i would release half of it the next day; i explained that the back tenant is not communicating with me and will not let me enter the granny flat so I'm concerned i may need the deposit to evict her.