Make sure your hearing source is tuned up so you don’t have any lost time.Snow removal.

So I submitted the paperwork through FEMA for a LOMA and paid something like $100 and about 6 months later they granted the LOMA which removed our house from the flood zone so our bank no longer requires us to carry flood insurance.

The Seller wanted to move out of state ASAP and did not want to make any repairs or remove all the cats and dogs from the home for showing.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

No it is a waste of money. 

With the trend of experiential travel, maybe you could offer the "snow removal experience" and just make guests do it themselves?

Do not waste money on material things.

She is not looking to receive any cash from the house, she is simply looking to remove someone from the title of the house.

Purchase price: $64,000 Pending removal of current tenant, cleanup/repair/renovation What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Reading the story, I'd say what sunk him was changing the locks, removing the thermostat, and removing the mailbox.