I agree, at least in most part, and especially when the Gov spends money it doesn’t have (deficit spending).

Budget Blunders: How often do your renovations actually stay on budget?

Are you ok with giving someone money and losing some of the control?

Which seems strange why they would tie up money but nowadays the scams are pretty creative.

But if I were you I would just deduct the actual home price from the sale and comp.Let say FMV is 800k, with this roof lien I would take 25k out so FMV is 775k.It's not a big deal really.Another important thing is to understand from disclosure if local gov. is involved or not ; sometimes they want stuff to be fixed within 2 months after closing.

I like Nasty properties, that is where I can make the most money.  

Saving your cash and using more leverage or puting more money in the deal for immediate cash flow?

She doesn't need the money, so its more of a matter of recouping what she invested, and making somewhat easier on me to be able to pay her back.

That seems like a much better deal than “flushing” $100k plus of your $300k-$400k expansion money there’s almost no chance you get back.

SAVE SOME MONEY.