In all seriousness, buy 39 tons of pennies from :http://www.portlandmint.com/investor_pennies.phpUse the storage option until time permits and sell.

Jerome, violations that actually close a home (yanked occupancy permit and forceful removal of residents) could range from severe structural problems to it having been declared a nuisance property (drug house, etc.).

A permit was not pulled for the room.

If it is simple stuff that doesn't need a permit, you can probably omit the requirement for a license.

Managing a park is difficult enough so why would a park manager help an investor get his mobile set-up in their park (in where the investor gets a return on his money), manager has to find a lot, get the mobile moved and set-up, runs the rehab if needed, gets the permits, shows the mobile, gets it rented, etc. etc. and not be paid for the amount of work this takes?

In Grand Rapids you have to get city certs and occupancy permits which adds much more costs than anticipated.

Some lenders still permit them, but we are seeing more and more lenders decline them.

However, it does mean you have cold air coming in the the area, which might be something to consider in locating the furnace.This is definitely the sort of job you want to have permitted and inspected.

He now has electrical outlets to replace--more old water damage to repair under the sinks, carpet seams to redo (trip hazard), a water heater was replaced a while back--no permit was pulled... and other assorted repairs with a 30 day deadline on those....

Title insurance can be issued with exceptions, so that pre-existing encumbrances are permitted to remain unsatisfied - this is referred to as taking the property "subject to" the existing liens.What you want to do is search for all liens of record, and search for a satisfaction piece or a lien release that corresponds to each lien; that tells you that the lien in question is no longer an encumbrance.