To achieve a fully conditioned crawlspace is just a tad more complex but is easily doable by anyone who studies- it's basically deleting any ventilation ingress/egress from the crawlspace, adding insulation to the walls, deleting insulation from the joists, installing a vapor barrier on the ground & walls, and installing a tiny air exchanger that will force air periodically from the conditioned main house into the crawl.   

So you got a very basic insurance policy that only covers 'fire and vandalism'.

We have done the basics: trusted lawyer, interviewed contractors, estimated materials and started looking for the "one", reviewed comps and areas close for us to manage.  

They would be subject to the basic application process (app fee and background check) and named on the lease as tenant.   

Anybody know of any really good basic real estate books?

You don't need the formal contract agents use in TN, I've purchased through a wholesaler with a basic contract that stated "wholesaler and/or assigned to"(may not ve ecavt verbage" and had no issues.

So homeowners all trying to avoid foreclosure basically put liens on each others property to keep banks at arms length.

A while back, father in law transferred the ownership to a different company that he and my husband mutually own (husband basically in name only).My father in law is now gone,  and my husband has 100% of the company, and has  found that the property is held by this company. 

Not only are you basically untouchable to litigants, but you also get a significant tax reduction as well.

I am Rowan Benedict and my brother,well basically my brother, Ian MacNabb want to get involved in the real estate field.