Then multiple that for each 3 counties I mail in and all the lists I mail.The thing about revenue/profit, for DMM in particular, the leads can take a long time to mature.

Toward the end of the loan process i was notified the loan was dead since I had not owned the house in my personal name for the last 6mo.I was able to find non-goverment backed loans for this but only at a 15 yr term. 

Hopefully, others will have some (other) "bright ideas" for you to escape this mess, because living in a non-income-producing property, and buying more non-income-producing property, is not an ideal start!

Our firm has retained them for some non-bio hazard cleanup... but I do know that's a service they offer. 

@John Bruccoliere This will depend on your state, In California where I'm originally from, a non-licensee can collect a "Referral or Finders fee" for the introduction.

I think if they have been smoking in the unit for 4 years the chances of them fully complying with a new "non-smoking" policy are virtually zero. 

Morris is a turn key broker who specializes it appears from the threads on BP in selling low end rentals. by low end I mean rentals that are priced at about half of the mean sale point of a particular MSAyou would go about it the same way the locals do... sent out thousands of post cards.. get calls .. go knock on the doors make the deals and try to resell.. some states its quite illegal to sell real estate you don't own you can only market and sell a contract but who really buys a contract.. :) its illegal In CA too to broker without a license..

If you rip it out yourself and paint, install a runner or non slip treads.

That is typically a non-motivated greedy seller.

. :)You are correct about the 2 of 5 rule, but there is another one: non-qualified use.