I would imagine a new foundation would have to be pored, sill plate installed then joist and subfloor and then walls made.

You can tile around them or you can cut standard shower panels to fit around the window and caulk the edges.

Sewer Utilities: Private Sewerage - Title 5: Buyer's Responsibility This is pretty standard language if it is an REO or Short Sale.If a Short Sale the owners should at least be able to tell you if they maintain it and how old it is and stuff.

Any recommendations on a good licensed/bonded company to handle standard rental unit level rehab?

It has the benefits of the standard 401k (loan provisoins, etc) without the hinderence of the standard 401k (not allowed to invest in other options not provided by service provider/TPA)Jason,I highly recommend Equity Trust Company (www.trustetc.com) - I have no affiliation with them but do use them - as they have all inclusive fees which is important and the fee structure is very fair.

I have found a copy of our county's standard Deed of Trust form, is this the correct form to use?

Hey John,The seller asking for curb offers only is standard if the property is tenant occupied.

Those are great rebuttals that's just want I'm looking for, not to make them but to help them realize that selling is something they should consider, and granted that may not want to sell but,most of them time they just dont know what to do and it is our job to lead them to that end conclusion. not to force like some have suggested i was asking but if done correctly they well at least think about and that is the goal so when you or i decided to go back and touch base with them in a month1 you have built a re pore with the seller2 they have been thing about the conversation or the issues of holding on to the property3 they also have been thinking about the benefit of selling the propertythe end result is a better fellow up and increased chances of getting a deal and at fairly good price, because u have helped their motivation, by letting them tell you the reasons why they should sellsuch as:Tax paymentsloan paymentsup keepdistance if there out of townetc.now anymore ideas on how to get the seller to loosen up more

My guess is that the specific legal terms vary from state to state (with the different standard Listing Agreement contracts).

Standardizing this data becomes difficult.