Have a seller who inherited property in EastPoint, Ga, owes 42k in mortgage, behind in payments by 6k. Seller wants to walk away from deed for a few thousand dollars to use to relocate. Repairs seem to be in the 15-20...

Unfortunately, not all counties are searchable online-There will be a gap in the applicants rental history that will need to be explained and evaluated. 

I am happy to help you understand and evaluate the opportunity in Knoxville. 

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Its been on the market considerable amount of time.How can evaluate an empty commercial opportunity?

If ur challenged in getting this rented you might also want to evaluate your marketing strategy. 

Hey @Rachel Orsie this is a complex scenario and there is too little information to evaluate the deal...that said, this being a 3-unit suggests that this is a nonconforming property: i.e. someone converted a large home into a 3 unit, which is unattractive.

As I evaluate new deals, I am looking for better and better returns because I am thinking about the limits of my labor and the cost of hiring things out.

If you plan on doing the rehab yourself you could lower your rehab cost significantly but I think you should still factor in your labor costs when evaluating the deal because eventually the business savvy individual does not make much $$ slinging hammers.

At this point we don't inspect them usually with a professional inspector unless we feel there's something that needs to be evaluated.