Luckily, closing went surprisingly smoothly.I met my contractor at the property and got him started on (what I consider) minor fix-ups - paint, carpet, laminate install and a bath remodel. 

Honestly, i am a bit surprised how they handled this.

Surprisingly, almost all the houses listed in Trulia are in foreclosure.

@Alec SaenzYes, i was surprised too when seeing the total closing costs.

Surprised to see so many francophones here but all good.

You will be surprised how open people are to investing in real estate if you can show equity in the property.Step three is financing and deal structure once you have interested investor to go in with you on the deal.

Not many reminders which is surprising.

Since it does sound like there was a legitimate problem as opposed to them being professional tenants, I wouldn't be surprised if they find the money now. 

Seems like there would be some malinvestment from all of that.Some of those markets make perfect sense (Nevada and Florida), but others such as South Carolina and Indiana are really surprising.

But you would be surprised what happens when you ask those questions.