Lot's of great product in warm belt states changed hands 5  to 9 years ago.

I didn't inquire into the details, but it would be my guess (given that particular state) that the owner was also sued.In my case, one of the reasons I have a property manager is risk mitigation (beyond wanting nothing to do with the day to day hand holding of tenants).

Not sure what you mean by too early.I’d still buy pre-foreclosure if a seller contacted me; we just don’t target market for those anymore.what I mean is 99.5% of people are still in major denial.. and so trying to spend a ton of time dealing with them at the substitute trustee stage will be fruitless.people in this situation in my humble experience only get serious the day before they lose it or 2 days before.we never even contacted them until 5 days before auction.. and the reason we KILLED it is we had little competition.. most need loans to buy we did not.. most rely on attorney or title company for the transfer we did not we did it ourself..

We're entering year 11 and $270K depreciation has already been takenand the original basis of the 1031 plus improvements might be $50K.The property has always been held and managed by one individualso Is there anyway ...

My question to you is this: If you had cash in hand to invest, would you buy the rental home you own or something different.  

She said she has it until midnight (the house was empty and utilities had been transferred back to my name).

Hey everyone!So, I had an idea and I need help to find out if it's realistic or not. I am currently reading Brandon Turner's "The Book On Rental Property Investing" and have just recently dove into the chapters about ...

See, generally, predatory lending, securities fraud, "company towns" (especially up in your neck of the woods), and environmental regulations.This, on the other hand, is government looking for a problem (mostly because a council member  got postcards and letters.

Would you ask "if it's really important at all to not lose the first few hands"? 

My question, is there any reason I should open a separate account and transfer the money I plan to spend into it?