If the mechanicals are in rough shape, like HVAC, ill replace them like I did two SFH last year.

He replied "I like my cars"I work hard for my cars...in so many words.Case in point, why would that bother someone to the point where it startles them or cause ill feelings or jealousy?

you only have a few post so ill assume your new.

With all the hype about scams, all the free services out there and other unkowns Ill probably stay away from this.

The sale of the home is considered to be for health reasons if the taxpayer's primary reason for selling the home is to obtain medical attention (diagnosis, cure, mitigation, or treatment), or to obtain medical or personal care for a qualified individual suffering from a disease, illness, or injury.Unforeseen circumstances may include: an involuntary conversion (destruction or condemnation of home), unemployment, the inability to pay basic living expenses, or a change in living arrangement such as a divorce or legal separation or multiple births resulting from the same pregnancy, and other reasons to the extent provided in regulationsThe taxpayer's exclusion would have been disallowed because of the "more than one home sold during a 2-year period" rule, except that the taxpayer sold the home due to and of the three reasons listed above.The taxpayer otherwise qualifies for the sale of home exclusion, but there was a period of nonqualified use during which the home was not used as a principal residence (effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2008).Example: John bought his first home in 2003.

Not sure how you plan on purchasing this property but for the sake of this exercise Ill assume you are going the standard route with 20% down.

Brandon,Thank you for the advice ill definitely do some research, there a couple flips going on in the area and I'm sure I can find the owners fairly easily.

Ill see if I can access the info myself.

Ill check them out.

I will call and see what the deal is and ill keep you posted on what happens.