Also pay attention to the IC independent contractor agreement.

I would be sure to be there at all times unless I completely trusted the contractors working for me.

It could be that they viewed your ability to cover the deal was limited to hald the payments remaining.They could have had other issues as well, with the contract, buyer, collateral, concentrations of business in that type of contract or area, your ability to cover the deal or other issues.Lastly, buying a certain number of payments is much like simply making you a loan taking the contract as collateral, the discount is the interest you pay, but technically not a loan but a contract purchase.

If you aren't going to do the work yourself, get a couple of reputable contractors opinions on pricing in the area.

It also puts the ball in her court to abide by the contract or force you to remove the cloud, initially at her expenses.

Without bringing a contractor, please. :)Sorry for any mistakes in my writing or any left out info, I'm fairly tired...

Finding someone who knows the contractors, title companies, RE Attorneys, Agents, etc...could be priceless!

My only tie-down to WA State being that I know the neighborhoods, have persons who can view the properties on my behalf & a reliable contractor in place for rehab.That being said, I'm in about 4-5 US cities every few weeks and am not opposed to researching out of State properties.

If you can't find the contractor you used, get another one.

Boilers are definitely more expensive than the forced air heaters, but getting the ductwork in and radiators out changes that price advantage.Best way to understand the costs is to get price estimates from local HVAC contractors.