A few anonymous phone calls could get the yards cleaned up or the occupants cited to court. 

Why aren't you just getting a regular mortgage on the property?

YA just remember it would not be smart to do anything with the property until the IRS lien period has expired.For example if you do a clean out and put thousands to tens of thousands in repairs and the IRS decides to redeem you will not be compensated for any of that.

The rest of the work, restoring the property to livable condition you can have a regular contractor do at regular rates. 

Your selection of "projects" will be different in each scenario.We are buy and hold investors but even among our selection of rentals, we would have different priorities:student rental units - looking for simple. healthy, efficient, durable, and easy to clean;rooming house - focus is even more heavily on energy/resource efficiency since we carry the costs.executive rentals - higher end finishes and furnishings.

The maximum amount of money a lender will give you under an FHA 203k depends on the type of loan you get (regular vs. streamlined).

., just finished cleaning it up, so instead of great night with friends, drinking a vat of Irish whiskey after a nice hot shower.    

Right now I switched back to a book that was a little more detailed and I am cleaning out all of my welcome emails that have tons of reading information. 

We can get the mess cleaned up and get the property "working" fast.

Morning all, Does anyone have a cleaning company for multi unit common areas that works on the southside of Chicago, Hyde Park, Washington Park, Woodlawn, Bronzeville, & South Chicago?