My main purpose for this post was to discover whether what I am finding is typical and I need to reassess notes as an investment strategy or if my experience is merely the result of where I have been looking and with proper guidance I could find that notes are a good investment vehicle. 

I think after this property is properly rennovated, I shouldn't have a problem finding a decent tenant.  

They are called "accessory dwelling units" and are only allowed in properly zoned areas.

And the IRS can look at an installment contract (which that is) and deem it a "sale" right up front and force him to pay taxes on the next gain.

Notify the proper authorities and take this out of your hands.

I live in MD and I am aware that there are many rules you must abide by in order to properly wholesale a home.

If the lease has terminated you can move to eviction but you must provide the proper legal notice in order to get a court date (probably a full 30 days).

Morning All,  I am looking for a fence company or contractor that can install a wood fence across the back yard (25ft) of a 2 flat we have in Gages/Marquette Park in Chicago, just west of Midway airport in Cook County.  

The landlord could properly charge only $200 for the two years' worth of life (use) that would have remained if the tenant had not damaged the carpet.244 Repainting walls One approach for determining the amount that the landlord can deduct from the tenant's security deposit for repainting, when repainting is necessary, is based on the length of the tenant's stay in the rental unit.

The guy on the phone was vague and said he would have to call me back and he could put in the order to install new pipes.