If you use the Land Trust, your conversations with the lender should be along the lines of "Hello, my name is @Rich Hupper , and I have a Power of Attorney/3rd Party Authorization/Im the trustee for matters associated with Mr Seller's property at 123 Main st."

David PascucciYou are a smart man.....Fort Worth/Dallas    LOL    You would be surprised when I talk to people and say fort worth/dallas area; it sparks a conversation.

Sorry Antonio, had to call you out on that...Let's move this conversation back to where it started.  

But that's as far as I'll take this conversation.

I sent Alex an email, but nothing replaces a phone call or in person conversation!

If one of the people in a conflict can get over their bad selves, admit they might not know everything, and try to understand the other person's perspective, it ends up transforming the conversation, and both people in it.Well done @Austin Hughes!

So I was having a conversation with my wife last night about a potential rental property and we came to a fork in the road: If you were going to purchase a unit to rent, and the property needed some light cosmetic work, how far would you go in remodeling the property?

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For tenants, I don't like that Section 8 tenants don't have the expendable income my other tenants seem to have, and mine tended to duct tape and spray foam everything and not tell you about it, even after extended conversations about calling and not repairing anything themselves.  

IMO is always pays to be nice, respectful and to always start the conversation out with (who you are, what your doing and then what you want).I am dumbfounded by the statement that title searches conducted prior to a sale do not reveal all outstanding bill/liens/tax/whatever.