The carpet guys always want to do the work by the square foot or square yard.

The fact that you have puddles near it indicates the yard isn't properly graded.

Neighbors saw me out walking around the yard, we got to talking and next thing you know I am introduced to the neighborhood watch guy who knows the owner of the vacant house across from the REO.

Got ticks on me just from walking through the yard.

Ash fault Siding is all messed up, roof, windows, lots of yard work, the mechanical s, electric major updating, an oil burner older than my grandfather, it does have a newer water heat though. the floors, walls, ceilings' on all 3 floors, move the kitchen over, bathroom, new cabinets, appliances, ext.

Sorry premature post, lol. ...If you have to go to a house alone to estimate, measure rooms height x width, take pictures of anything not in good-great condition, check and get pics of major systems (plumbing, heating/cooling, electrical) get good visible pics of each room, check for dampness/water in basement, check sill plate for rotting/termite damage, and take pics of the yard, the house, the neighbors houses/yards and the street up and down.

He's had a for sale sign in the yard for about 6 months now.

I went around to the back yard and it was there that I saw baby doll heads hanging from strings from the trees (I am not kidding you).

There might be more value with that approach if the house is salvagable and doesn't straddle the proposed new lot line.

It is great, has very little “routine” maintenance (no yard to mow/water, no parking to plow, brick so no painting…) and vacancies are very few and far between and re-rent with little effort as it is in one of the higher demand areas in the city.