With the tax records indicating it is a duplex, I would check to be sure it is a legal tri-plex.

Jewelry is rather tuff unless you know what it is, get it appraised at least by a jeweler and have a lock box arrangement, otherwise you might get a cubic Z.I do gold and it gets tested and locked up.But personal property needs to be identified and detailed on a UCC form, filed for record to perfect a security interest.

Un-officially the power companies want everybody to have 200 amp service, so that might be coming, though not required now.The gas company will check their records and see when service was last activated.

Leave the number you use for postings at the property, and record a voicemail that clearly lays out your qualifications to avoid wasting your time.

Good morning all, A local experienced investor recorded a seminar where he vigorously asserts that a Contract Sale are a much less risky and more fairer to both TB and Seller than Lease Options (he states that LO transactions fail 95% of the time resulted in the TB not closing on the property).Are Contract Sales the same as a Land Contract?

Do a search on here as well as a general google search and you'll have your answer pretty much......1) Domiciliary letters so you know who is the Personal Representative2) inventory list so you can determine if they own a home3) Address and phone number of the Personal Representative4) Proof of Heirship, if there is a surviving spouse, odds are they are not going to sell the house so move on.should be enough to get your search started before going to the courthouse.You need to approach the people at the courthouse in the right way or they will make it very difficult for you to access the records.

Just for the record, I purchased the property with the non-paying tenant in place just like you might.Of course, you are in a different state so your laws may be more landlord friendly than here in California and your tenant might not be as big of a jerk as the one I had to boot.

The last flood was 13 feet above ground, for the highest flood level in recorded history.

There are plenty of non-RE sale docs that get notarized (contracts, affidavits, and other legal docs that get recorded).

This deal is thin,$5K in repairs,equity is too thin,rent spread is too thin, Possible play: get an option to purchase via sub 2, record the option, sell the option to your investor buyer.