@Greg Scott, I was assured through some more research and speaking with the tenant, that the balance is their responsibility.

Next, as W.S. volatility grows and faith in returns decline, R.E. investments simply look all the more safe, secured and assured.

Little nuances, like specific caveats in the zoning, will make a property that seems clear cut in compliance get disapproved during the zoning review.

I had Nest x Yale in 2 homes and just yanked them over the last 2 months and replaced with Yale Assure and SmartThings combined with Rboys App that automatically sets the codes.

@Nadine Perry    Always good to go to the sale and observe...take your list, see what your Maximum bids would have been, and see if you would have won any with your max bid.If you're going to Harris county there used to be a lady who would give a brief overview of the sale maybe 1/2 or 1hour before the sale.Not sure if it is this lady or not....or even is she still does it.There is also a group called RAD that might show up and give a brief overview, just in case you see shirts or signs.Here is the guide to Harris County.....it is a little different than other counties due to number of properties and size of the county.https://www.hctax.net/About/An...They don't have one big sale, but split it up by Precinct....I believe 1,2,3,4,5,6,7   so essentially 7 different sales.You may have work to do with your title company to get some liens removed if there are any...like mortgages.Governmental liens like IRS, Treasury, city liens, code compliance, demo liens things like that typically don't fall off and can't be negotiated...you'll have to pay those in most cases. 

Here is a link to FHA assumption guidelines which would require you to pay to have the deal (https://www.hud.gov/sites/docu...)For quick reference i have put the section of concern below"When assuming a mortgage not subject to the HUD Reform Act of 1989, aninvestor must pay down the outstanding mortgage balance to a 75% loan-tovalue (LTV) ratio if the current owner occupant requests a release of liability,and the mortgage was originated by an owner occupant pursuant to a Certification ofReasonable Value (CRV) issued by the Veterans Administration (VA), or is one for which a Direct Endorsement (DE) underwriter signed an appraisalreport on or after February 5, 1988.Either the original or the current appraised value of the property may be usedto determine compliance with the 75% LTV limitation.This requirement continues throughout the life of the mortgage."

I'm sure you'll be able to rent it again quickly.I would also ask to speak with his/her CO and ask for their assurance that the tenant will leave the place spotless.

I reached out to customer service and they were great and assured me that while it doesn't pull from the database they process it by hand which made me feel better and also explained the delay in results. 

Compliance withinstructions the agent knows to be unlawful could constitute a breach of an agent’s duty of loyalty.Telling the buyer that "He will not be going through with the sale" f instructed to do so is clearly outlned

You can be assured that with rust you will have more drain problems.If you plan to keep the house longterm it pays to go ahead and replace with pvc.Took us years to get all of ours updated.