What does your state/county say about hability standards and temperature because a nest thermostat may help you all pay utilities if they are in your name, don't go below or under the legal limit and don't risk your pipes. 

Yes get to your local RE meeting.

You don't actually own the property until the sale is ratified by the courts as a foreclosure is a legal process though you are generally responsible for the property taxes for the property from the moment you win.

I’m sure that turning this into a legal matter would take so much more time and energy than to just fix the issue myself but definitely good information to know for future reference.

Go to local events and meet some good local wholesalers..

These associations often have meetings and events where you can learn about the market and find potential deals.Public Records and MLS: Look into accessing public records in your area to find properties that might be in pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, or are tax delinquent.

I recommend attending some local meet ups and networking with other local investors.

If people don't understand what the requirements are and what the risks are and what the options are they cannot craft a scope of work that meets their goals.

I'm not meeting them in my area. 

In this post, I share with you the pre-construction investment benefits in the Dominican republic in the tourism sectors like Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, Sosua, and others.Among the benefits of acquiring properties on plans are the following:1- Capital Gains: the increase in the value of a property over time, due to different factors, such as accessibility, location, within the urban environment, services and infrastructure, and urban and architectural value.2- CONFOTUR tax benefits: law 158-01, which establishes tax benefits for real estate investors in the country's tourism sectors, which grants the benefit of tax exemption for 15 years.a)- Real estate transfer tax 3%.b)- Real estate asset tax (IPI) 1%.3- Financing available with an interest rate of 0%:Which works depending on the policies of each project, it normally works as follows.a)- the unit must be reserved from $2000 onwards.b)- They are given an approximate period of 21 days - 30 days to complete the downpayment 20%.c)- it is financed in monthly installments without interest until 50% of the value of the property is reached at the time of delivery 12-24 monthly paymentsd)- the remaining 50% can be financed with a bank or you can pay it cash.4- Resort administration: which guarantees monthly profitability and a return on investment which we could talk about by a zoom meeting..Thank you