Low and behold, I received an email today, the Quiet Title was completed, and I now own a copy of the final judgement, in my favor, granting me full rights to the property.

If you win the suit you receive a judgement, making you the legal owner of the that property.

It's 6:20am and raining in Memphis.

It is unlikely I will be able to collect on a judgement.

I can take documents to and from him to get signed since the house is nearby, but physically he may not be able to make the trip to a closing table.2) I did a tax lien search in Maryland on the Maryland Judiciary Judgment and Liens Search, and his name did come up numerous times in the past, but it shows on the records that each judgement and dollar amount has been satisfied.

If it does, and you get a major lawsuit and have a $1 million judgement and lose all your properties, you can declare bankruptcy and preserve every dollar of equity in your primary residence, you cannot do that with a rental. 

This way if you find out that there are other liens or judgement that cant' be dismissed, then you can walk way with your only financial loss being the cost of running title. 

I evicted, got a judgement, and let the local Housing Authority know about the judgement. 

Snow, freeze and rain all can have a huge impact on rehabbing, depending on the scope of work.

Some people miss the rain (not me ;-)You can breathe in AZ and you don't have to worry about a lot of things that Seattle has become.