Some because a prior owner came forward later.

Trying to decide what niche/strategy is the best for me starting out.

That gives a clear consequence to the tenant, and also gives the property owner a clear reason to evict (if necessary).If you're unsure about the legalities or the best approach, consulting with a property management company familiar with local laws or a real estate attorney could be invaluable.

I have access to some great resources, been researching, decided my market ( absentee to begin) even hv skip traced last night.

you should get a RMLO or an underwriter to qualify the borrower. if its owner occupied and in florida you also will need to use a third party servicing company to service the loan which will run you around $450/yr. not an accountant but its my understnding unfortunately the interest income is going to be taxed at ordinary income and the principal will reduce the principal. how you offset the losses talk to your CPA.your best bet honestly is to just sell it and bite the bullet. 

If they can JV with a land owner who is not crazy and potentially litigious then that can be ideal, especially if they will be the ones to be the guarantor on the construction loan.

Well it rented it for a year and told the owner I wanted to buy it if he put it up for sale.

At the opposite end there are Class C & D properties that have higher rates of nonpayment and PMC has to charge owner.Inspection Fee: these used to be included in Monthly Fee, but as owners have pushed Monthly Fee down, many PMCs have compensated by charging for these.Most owners fail to understand the amount of time it takes a PMC to properly manage their property(s).

Wondering if anyone has experience extracting information from PDFs of Tax Delinquencies / Code Violations.It is really tedious to copy the information out, and trying to find the properties and owner information manually.What sort of tools do you use?

On the issue of Airbnb laws in Colorado ...In every instance where a Colorado city or county had a permitting process for investment short-term rentals and then changed and passed an ordinance prohibiting non-owner occupied STRs, the existing STR permit-holders were grandfathered in.