Better to try yourself to hire someone, as your LL will likely use (if anything) a cheap "rug doctor" that will never do the job, then you buy carpet AND pay for the cleaning.Were pets even authorized on the lease?

., credit crunch) you will be very hard pressed to find a banker that will allow this unless you have a convincing record of substantial assets.......just my experience and the experience of others I've talked with as well.....

In my opinion if you are just starting out and somehow end up buying an asset at the deed sale, that would sugest the the more experienced broker simply passed on it for some good reason.

They are relaying information over as you get it to them, and unfortunately it seems all ther pertinant information gets lost in translation.On some occasions I have been able to figure out who the investor is and make direct contact, this often has a very positive result, but is a painful, arduous task (biggest issue if you figure out who it is will be getting the proper authorizations, works better with smaller banks and hard money lenders)

The house is not listed yet but the asset management company referred me to the listing agent.

Generally, only a licensed contractor can file a mechanics lien, and he would have to have proof that the owner of the property actually ordered the work done; as in a signed contract authorizing the work.It could cost the tenant a whole bunch of money in a lawsuit if he filed a false lien in order to blackmail the landlord.

i've been reading a book, and it was speaking of leverage. it gave the following example:

price paid : $150,000
down payment : $30,000
original loan : $120,000
appreciation (assuming 1 year @ 6.1%) $9,150

method 1
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They are getting medicare or some other assistance that limits their assets. 5.

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MIke:Was the author of the blog referring to a specific type of agreement and contract?