Best bet is to go down to city hall and talk to them and get your questions answered on what you need to do.

Stay safe.

Then just get whatever particulate filter you need for the material you’re working with.Be safe!

You never know what situation a person is in, you may not be aware they would never sell a home through a Realtor, and you may not know they've had their home listed as a FSBO for the past two months with zero traction.On top of that, mailers, bandit signs, canvas neighborhoods looking for the odd house out of the bunch are your best bets as well.  

When we went through the potential property I bet there were 40-50 dead bats in various parts of the home & the smell was terrible.

If I have a title search done and it comes back with no junior liens or encumbrances, is it safe to do a deed in lieu of foreclosure?

I think your best bet would be to hire/pay someone to come out and give you an estimate on repairs for the property before moving forward.Best of luck to you!

The two biggest ones that come to mind are the lead laws and the tenant payment laws.MA is making a huge push to be lead safe/free (don't quote me on the technicality of the terms).

@Kevin C.I read the "De Minimis Safe Harbor Election" allows you to expense everything that's $2500 and under for EACH rental property expense that would normally be depreciated.Refrigerators, oven ranges, washers, dryers etc are all each under $2500.

Hey Dustin,Your best bet would be to download the app Meetup and search around for REI meetup groups.I haven't been on the app in over a year, but I remember a few groups that focused their meetings around OOS investments.