Hoping @JonHoldman has an idea for approximate cost to pull this off.

save your money the local realtor boards provide the MLS to it's members (brokers/agents) and usually they offer public access to their system, although not as sexy as say a Zillow or Truilia the data is very accurate and updated within minutes not days also when you sign up there is no spam and you have direct access to the listing agent.

I have a non-traditional idea for real estate investing.

Of course I am fine with someone asking questions but it's something that should be done before we're under a non-contingent contract.I am the type of person who will do a deal on a handshake, if a buyer asks me to hold a property for them I'll usually do it for a couple of days.

Your post title says "Sinking Floor" Most non level floors have sunk, but are not still sinking.

And yes, the below-market leases absolutely survive the sale unless the leases give you a right to terminate or contain some other non-standard term.

When I got there I realized that there was no heat in the house at all and the gas had been shut off because of non-payment.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and will dangle tax incentives and grants in front of the selected communities in order to create a dependence partnership between local government, businesses and agencies and the Federal government “to create jobs, leverage private investment, increase economic activity, expand educational opportunities, and improve public safety.”The UPI contributed to this report.

Hi @Tracey Montgomery,It doesn't matter where your fiance lives, you'll either be getting an owner-occupied loan, or a non-owner occupied loan.

If you have the knowledge, and only you can answer that, try looking into places where you can obtain non-conventional financing.