I've ran into many that are broken, corroded to the point of needing to be replaced, but I'd say more often than not they are in useable shape.If they do need to be replaced you can break them off the main hub with a hammer, this will break the lead seal loose, removing just the flange collar leaving the 4" hub.

These deals may involve a short sale, where you convince the bank to take less than what they're owed.After the auction the property often goes to the bank.

Sorry if this sounds harsh, but advice is often cheaper than (bad) experience.all cash

If you have cash, great credit but hate the idea of tenants then that narrows the field.

Most often, that is the only way to buy these (close in your personal name, mortgage in your personal name, deed it over to your llc after-but mortgage always remains in your name).

I often will use gotomypc to login to the XP machine to access this site from the win 2000.

If it's a deal you find on the mls, 9.9 times out of ten, your realtor's commission is split with the listing broker, which comes out of the seller's side of the transaction.

The bank often doesn't know much history, so seller disclosures can be limited or non-existent.

They often had less details han the ones you could see anyway.

Michigan is often described as the one state recession.