REO's usally don't close on time, so 2 REO deals of mine have been extended and extended... but only one needed taxes lowered but it was a NH steal paying $17k with an  "as is" value $45-50k so I'm willing to wait and miss the tax grievance deadline.Vermont is also expensive closing costs as lawyers handle the closings and not escrow companies.

The house is no question a steal but with the restrictions the way they are it might not be doable.  

It may sound like a steal to get a property worth a million bucks on a $500k investment, but if you invested $500k and made a 5% return annually, you'd have $2million at the end of 30 years.

As the story goes, I received a letter from Cook County (A.k.a CrooK County) saying there is a violation against the property. 

The idea that you can build wealth without putting any money into it is a recipe for disaster and the sales pitch of gurus trying to steal your money.

Last year he put a new a/c and heater in one of the units as well as brand new stainless steal appliances.

.- I also thought of catching them stealing income from us - we could use their machines but our cleaners would be able to account for all laundry activities (or very close to) and count what goes in there.

A friend was behind on taxes on home he inherited from uncle, asked if I would consider partneringat a steal of a buy-in, basically paying back taxes.

To steal Kevin O’Leary’s analogy of $’s being soldiers and sending them out to find reinforcements... many a war was lost at home whilst the army was invading someone else’s homeland...- decisions need to be made now, yes.

The idea that you can build wealth without putting any money into it is a recipe for disaster and the sales pitch of gurus trying to steal your money.