I'm always anticipating a problem, always planning for a scenario where I might have to drop everything and address an issue. 

I noticed Kansas is one of  a handful of states that don't permit the sale prices of homes to be publicly disclosed.

How do you manage and monitor your projects from afar when things are starting to go left, especially when facing communication and progress issues with contractors?

We are addressing the source of the issue, which seems to be blocked weep holes, high brush piled around the periphery of the home, possibly prior leaky kitchen pipes and some holes in the brick. 

Another issue is that out of state investors seldom bother to protest their taxes which is an essential part of the process each year...if you don't push back, that's on the investor.

Just before signing my contract, however, the seller disclosed that there is an open permit on the home to make the property a legal two-family.

I am permitting two townhome style housing units on one lot to be sold as condominiums.

Then, you need a USPS Bulk Mail Permit and the letters need to be counted, packed and banded properly in USPS trays or the post office will not accept the letters.

I thought surely the bank would see if a name did not match the owner of the account and they would refuse to pay the charge or at a minimum look into the issue.  

@Christie GahanI think that is a very extreme example and probably could occur but we have over 5M mf buildings in this country and it is not going to be a widespread issue of default / rent control battles.