It also became clear the work load to simply have a file looked at was pretty darn involved.

Make them a loan and take the stuff as collateral, file a UCC form, put them on title with you, when the loan is paid off release the UCC and take your name off title. :)

The idea of Rent Control and the fact that if a smart tenant files bankruptcy they can stall evictions for 9-12 months just turns me off.

Meanwhile you can gain good information from pod casts and the files.

We are negotiating on our second property and the owner tells that they have filed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy 3.5 years ago.The property is in Maryland and we wanted to do a Land Contract on the property paying her monthly rent to cover the mortgage.Is this possible ?

Or standard Excel functions?

Do you have a standard % offer below asking?

The added benefit is that you can just give you accountant the data file at the end of the year and he'll have most of what he needs to do your business taxes.

You can, if:1) You have the cooperation of the original owners, since they are on the mortgage/note with the lender..they will have to submit all the standard financials, etc. and sign off on the terms of the short sale2).

Having that, you can file a claim under the contractor's liability policy for issues such as what you described.