I already had a condensation pump, so the water that the furnace produces isn't a problem.The problem will be in a rental house or flip, especially if there's no basement.

Ask them to produce in writing why the person is entitled to it.Hud contracts by themselves don't allow for this, if you signed some sort of addendum with the contract then you might be stuck.

If you are planning on living there and the home fits your personal needs, then it maybe a good investment for your family.But if you are looking for a good income producing property, the offer on this property seems too high.

Loosing the steady paycheck made me feel like the business momentum was hindered, however, the extra time I had to invest ended up producing more returns than would have been otherwise.

I do like the idea though....in any area of life, quality usually produces contentment!

But good rentals don't usually produce passive losses.

Some brokers like Keller Williams and Reamax have teams, which is good because usually the team leader is a top producer and will hand you some referrals they don't want to bother with because they are too small of a deal.

So search CL for these terms in your target area.MLS - Have a realtor produce a MS-Excel report for you which lists all of the properties that have sold via the MLS for cash in your target area in the last 90 days.

I currently have 5 properties (10 "doors") financed by banks -- all good producing properites -- and it is getting tough to find additional bank financing.

But as rentals, they're not going produce much, if any, cash flow.