Flooring is in except for the bathrooms, Painting is done except for some touch up and trim.

I think I will be better off to perform separate inspections of each of the components, plumbing, electricity, structure ...in stead of home inspector touching everything ..I think the expert in one area would be better when it comes to kicking the tires on REO abandoned for 3yrs ...thanks!

He told me he would not touch that kind of work if he had a gun to his head.

@David Hutson that was very helpful actually , i have couple of friends in some states that i can go stay with while doing my research . thanks a lot and i will keep in touch with further questions .

@Jason ChungHi Jason,Loved your post.I was once told "Make a passion an obsession and you will never work a day in your life".You are on the right track just keep the fire burning.Feel free to connect as I would love to stay in touch and see your progress.Have a great day.

So keep in touch, and come out to the next one too!

With all the legislation coming down the pike on home owners and the fact the owner is 77 years old ( sound mind and body claim entering into contracts) I just wouldn't touch this.Since their is a ton of equity it looks like the lender just wants to foreclose and get rid of the problem.Might be better if she just sells at market pricing and down sizes to another property and keeps her cash as a reserve.If she is on fixed income maybe have some family stay with her and pay rent so she can catch up the mortgage.No legal advice.

You won't see "touch up spots" and you don't have to spend time/money re-doing the whole room.

I thought that was a nice touch when it was used.

He showed me how to build an NOD Mailing list for free then I had to go door to door and every house I did not get answer from I had to leave a sticky note(very important gives a personal touch) that said," hey buddy sorry I missed you call me when you get this" and every one that was vacant with no realtor sign in front, instantly was mailed a yellow letter in a hand written party invitation envelope.