Josh Stevens and James Vermillionthanks you guys, I am looking at properties that need minor needs, paint,carpet and such, one house has hardwood floors under the carpet, which I would be interested in taking up the carpet and having a look.

The first is the intake from the supply lines, some people put tape on those threads, but you shouldn't need to because most supply lines are going to have rubber washers in them.

Sounds like the bank was going to hold the loan and get a higher price but are now forced to liquidate it entirely off the books.That resulted in taking a lower offer with them not financing the deal.I will see deals where a buyer tries to get a bank to hold the paper for less down and a higher price.

My wife has no real interest in taking over the properties, or even managing the management.

Some would be qualified and proficient with a handgun, not most.We have gun advocates who truly believe that if you can hit a target at a range, even have a tight shot group, that they are "qualified".They have no clue, they have never been in combat in close quarters using a handgun and while they think they can imagine away thier success in taking out all the bad guys, they are not in reality.

Hard to do that being new, it's what I call a "step-in" deal, stepping in taking the place of a seller, they need to be motivated and such usually has something to do with the property. :)

Kristine Marie PoeAccording to the seller, the bank told her they had no interest in taking the house back, so they weren't going to foreclose on it.

I asked if his friend would be interested in taking care of condos for my husband and I as well.

Once you get through in-take (which can take a while, as you've already found out), it could be a couple days or a couple weeks before permits are granted, depending on the number of questions/revisions they require, the complexity of the work, which departments need to approve it, etc.In this thread, I detail a new residential construction project that was permitted through City of Atlanta -- while the scope of this project is likely greater than what you're looking to do, it took us several months to get through permitting:Diary of a New Construction ProjectBy contrast, my partner has applied for new construction permits in a couple other counties, and permits can be granted in a matter of days.

Put your time in, take it seriously, and reap the rewards.