You can pay the taxes and then do a partition sale, not sure how that would work out for you, as I do not know all the details.

Patricia,I hope it work out for you.Joe Gore

Looks like everything will work out here.How do you search the internet to see if someone is scamming you?

Manage it yourself, just find a handyman for routine stuff.

You can go back to your Realtor, the Seller's Realtor and the Inspector, they all carry insurance and you can work out a solution.

There are also many more options that you could play with if things didn't work out work out, unlike a property.I would love to hear more from others who perhaps have owned or ran a somewhat successful company and now involved in real estate and how you feel the two compare.Just trying to pinpoint at which point does it make sense for me to get involved in Real Estate because if I have to watch over everything regularly and get returns less than I would in a company it makes no sense for me.I look forward to your view points.Sincerely,Brent

I mean, when companies treat their customers like that it usually doesn't work out very well.But Bill's comment makes a lot of sense, too.

If this guy does not work out, i'll be hiring a PM.

Or possible contact the father and work out a lease agreement with both him and his son on that agreement.

Work out an agreement on how to split and what he/she puts in.