As for inspecting the plumbing, just depends on how old the house is, how long has it been sitting vacant, through the winter, what kind of water piping does it have, and what type of drain pipe does it have, just to name a few.

Expenses are low because tenants pay their own utilities except for water and trash.

There have been a multitude of warnings on this site about Hubzu and their title company...and yours is just another prime example of why investors should not look at saving pennies when they're leaving dollars on the table by using any title company with a clear record of incompetence.

I'm new as well welcome to the table 

Right outside this will be a good sized game room with a fireplace, sitting area and sufficient space for pool table or other games.  

Push the money into federal municipalities, state municipalities, and paying off your most profitable property in my opinion.Federal and state municipality funds are tax free investments, and mine perform in the 8-9% range, which means tax effective 11-12% range, equal to that of a decent cap return for real estate, plus they usually pay monthly.on top of that, the last thing the states and feds wont pay is their water, power, and sewage bills, hence why its a good steady flow of income.Also, it gives you three sources of solid residual income.

For clarification: The Seller Finance Regulation Reduction Act was originally introduced in the fall of 2014 but did not make it out of committee and was tabled until the new Congress took office in January 2015.

She does not have any documentation on the mortgage, but I show the mortgage in 2004 for $74k and the last assignment being in 2013.I show 4 years of tax liens held by various investors totaling about $5k before interest, also a water lien and code violations.  

The refi table isn't exactly where or when you want to discover this type of information.

Annual Operating Expenses Real Estate Taxes $14,650.00 Insurance $6,874.00 Water and Sewer $18,171.00 Snow Removal $0.00 Trash Removal (ROT $60 x 12) $3,768.00 Electric $10,594.00 Gas $9,803.00 Oil $0.00 Legal (rule of thumb) $500.00 Management Fees 10% $0.00 Repairs and Maintenance $49,329.00 Other (Turn Costs + Onsite) $41,222.00 Other (Onsite Manager) $24,000.00 Total Annual Operating Expense $178,911.00 I'm thinking this is a pretty easy fix.