After they're out you'll likely have to sue for damages in excess of the security deposit, which will cost in legal fees and be hard to collect on.Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you'll need to be diligent in documenting the condition of the apartment after the move-out, and I hope you have a detailed move-in report as well to prove the condition previous to their tenancy.

Some situations may not pan out but those I have looked at have all proved advantageous.  

If the seller doesn't prove hardship, or the liens are too large to deal with, any of these can kill the deal.It then goes to the mortgage insurance people and the investors.If this all approved, the bank will issue a shortsale approval letter that lays out the terms of the deal.Most buyers walk away from shortsales due to the extremely long wait times and frustrations.

With the assistance of a professional of course, this should prove satisfactory to lowering your property taxes.

Hello guys, Before asking my question I'd like to let you know I'm a newbie who has been studying about REI for the past two years.

If the city could prove that the home was either not lived in for a year or that it was used for any commercial use then they would deny the certification and traditional residential financing would be a lot harder to get.Something else to keep in mind is that if I did change the use of the land I would need to bring the standards of the lot up to today's standards.

I'm sort of a case study for myself.

(And I'd also like to throw into many hair brained proposition that I become a regular personality on the podcast and I have studied television and radio even interning w MTV News)But, hey!

You don't even need to tell them that the house is still empty, just that your are doing an informal study.  

I'm 20 years old and have been reading, listening, and studying REI for 3 years.