@Eric KajkaTHanks for the post   1) your FIL  will have  approx 2-3%  of selling expenses  assuming there are no realtors involved ..assuming 600K sales price  and existing loan amount  he will likely  net   a bit under the  400K  needed for AZ house ...he  will also likely have  some  costs  involved  with moving and buying the  AZ home .   

This is where things became confusing: The title company answered a couple days later that they could not cut a check to the IRS, and that the accounting firm was supposed to cash the check and write another to the IRS themselves. 

Just another cost that a lender has to consider on a PERFORMING asset.

All was cut/ripped out and, I imagine sold for scrap to support someone's habit. 

I don't think anyone is retroactively reaching out to VRBO to say the cleaning actually cost $450 (instead of the originally listed price).

One might also argue it's a shame to lose $1,000+ in inspection costs and time, however, my perspective is that money was well invested given the lessons learned and bullets dodged.I will do my best to answer any questions. 

@Michael Smythe He hasn’t used BP cost calculators but does provide rough numbers to help determine whether the property will cover the mortgage and even potentially cash flow.

You'll need money saved - for the DP, closing costs(sellers can pay) and reserves for things that come up.

BP sometimes cuts my messages short because I use a cut/paste for common questions.Check out File Place: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...The link is located in the footer of every page on the left side.

It used be a more common way to implement the equivalent of zoning standards before zoning was a thing.