I have had for 17 years now- what was originally Cotton States - but merged with Country Insurance.

jack cotton suggest calling the property appraiser and paying for it.  

Your statements suggested the only reason for what he had explained was because he was doing something wrong or because he was incompetent.I am sure there are rare stories of whites growing up bruising their knuckles picking cotton in a forced labor environment.

Flying the airplanes when I travel Surgery on myself Filling my own cavities Cutting my own hair Making my own clothes Picking the cotton for those clothes (Ah, no you do not want to go there.)

Pull out all the stones and stuff steal wool in the gas lines coming up from the basement.

@Amy Arata Here is a link to Rock Wool's DIY video outlining a good soundproofing system.

@Keith LewisIf the upper floor is a separate unit, then the space between it and the ceiling of the lower unit, if properly fire rated will be filled with a non-combustable "insulation" such as rock wool which also provides significant sound deadening.  

I can't believe they expect a deposit back with the way they left my house. the home had fresh paint, new floors downstairs (carpet was upstairs) they left the home a filthy message, my downstairs floors are way damaged, ive got holes in walls, baseboard trim hanging off, missing doors, missing shower head, she stuck a bunch of steel wool all in my stove which ive never dealt with that and dont know if to just take it out or replace it for fear of missing some fibers and having my new tenant start using the stove and it catch fire. just eyeballing the damage to the property, she's in the negative as far as the deposit goes. what do landlords normally deduct from security deposit? 

Please correct me on anything I'm wrong on or missing:The criteria for buying a wholesale worthy property, generally speaking, are:1) It isn't listed on the MLS (or easily accessible to an investor)2) It is owned by someone who has equity3) It is owned by someone who is motivated to dump it - potentially due to financial difficulties, inability to find a tenant, damage to property done by a previous tenant, etc.4) The owner would be willing to sell it to you for the amount remaining on his/her mortgage (or something close to it).5) The purchase price for the property would ideally be = (70% of after-repair market value) - cost of repairs - whatever cut the wholesaler expects to receive.The keys to selling the property/contract (and making money) are:1) Being connected to local real estate investors who trust you.2) Correctly appraising the value of the property and the costs of repairs.Getting the property owner on board with the fact that you are going to make a profit off of his property or trying to pull the wool over his eyes (or performing a double closing so that he never finds out).Reassigning the contract you have with your seller to an investor for greater than the amount of the purchase price you've agreed with your seller.

Put a little on a few cotton balls and place them in the attic.