I was more referring to the ease of use of the platform which seems like what many investors are looking for.

When the property is owned "Free & Clear" There is a lot of flexibility when the property is free and clear.

My primary interest lies in the Houston market, but I’m open to exploring other areas as well.So far, I’ve read The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner and am currently working through The Book on Managing Rental Properties.

They lose money when they do not know the area and they dont know what the right price is that they need to buy at.What city are you in @Arvind Mohan?

the house has a bunch of equity, being worth about 750k when fixed up.I  know that on a standard convenetional mortagage foreclosure, there usually additional fees such as unpaid interest, attorney fees etc, apart of the princiapl balance.Is there a way to conservatively assess what will be the actuall "Pay-off" on the 1st?

I was not really thinking about the investment part when I purchased the house.

The worst of them refuse to make repairs to 100 year-old buildings, creating a slum lord problem and giving all of us a bad name in the eye of the public.

Hello Everyone,My name is Ryan and I am new to the investing scene.

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I have researched the property and from what I can find, the owner died 4 years ago.