If a licensened plumber does the work they may accept a certificate of work stating the repairs were made.Not just FHA, any conventional loan will have the same issues so the owner needs to correct it, after they do you can try again and if within 90 days some of your docs will still be good to speed things up.

In a few states, and only in evictions based on nonpayment of rent, and in very narrow circumstances, a tenant can stop an eviction at the last minute by filing for bankruptcy -- if the tenant files a certification and pays back rent and forward rent.

"Consideration" does not include amounts imputed as a down payment or fee to the distressed home purchaser or a person acting in participation with the distressed home purchaser;(3) Enter into repurchase or lease terms as part of the distressed home conveyance that are unfair or commercially unreasonable, or engage in any other unfair or deceptive acts or practices;(4) Represent, directly or indirectly, that (a) the distressed home purchaser is acting as an advisor or consultant, (b) the distressed home purchaser is acting on behalf of or in the interests of the distressed homeowner, or (c) the distressed home purchaser is assisting the distressed homeowner to save the distressed home, buy time, or use other substantially similar language;(5) Misrepresent the distressed home purchaser's status as to licensure or certification;(6) Perform any of the following until after the time during which the distressed homeowner may cancel the transaction has expired:(a) Accept from any distressed homeowner an execution of, or induce any distressed homeowner to execute, any instrument of conveyance of any interest in the distressed home;(b) Record with the county auditor any document, including any instrument of conveyance, signed by the distressed homeowner; or(c) Transfer or encumber or purport to transfer or encumber any interest in the distressed home;(7) Fail to reconvey title to the distressed home when the terms of the distressed home conveyance contract have been fulfilled;(8) Enter into a distressed home conveyance where any party to the transaction is represented by a power of attorney;(9) Fail to extinguish or assume all liens encumbering the distressed home immediately following the conveyance of the distressed home;(10) Fail to close a distressed home conveyance in person before an independent third party who is authorized to conduct real estate closings within the state.

Any member has experience of rental agent designation/certification in Princeton, NJ area?

Certificate of Rental Suitability (application sent to "Licenses & Inspections", can be done online, needs to be provided to tenant along with a “City of Philadelphia Partners for Good Housing” brochure)3.

Pull the death certificate and see if she filled it out.

I recently bought a tax certificate on a property, found out it is abandoned, and am working with a lawyer to take possession of it and get clear title.

He needed to take the death certificate down to the county recorder's and record it.  

Don't under estimate other avenues to success, trade schools, certificate programs, sales, all can be very lucrative and rewarding.

Each State has their own specific legal procedure that is followed for a property tax lien certificate to be converted into a deed.