I called my local courthouse and the best answer I received was that they thought the auction was in August and that the list of certs to be auctioned would be in the paper around May or June.

It still needs paint, carpet, new toilets, attic insulation, new upstairs heat pump, and the downstairs still needs to be cleaned and painted.

It can be tough for lenders to finance 65% to 70% of ARV since the rehab is so expensive.If you are new investor, you might want to start with single family properties, were you can change the toilets, windows, dry walls and lay wooden floors yourself. 

If you're looking to buy and hold there are plenty of landlords looking to sell and whether they realize it or not they're willing to hold the paper.

Need to replace some dry wall / flooring in the bathroom, re-caulk the tub and install a glass door (to help prevent water damage), new toilet / vanity, and replace all the door knobs.

During the process after preparing the paper work for the Attorney State general as advise by counsel, the owner receives a form stating she lost her tax exemption because of not filling taxes and maintaing the proper paper work.

Generally, though, I tended to favor tenants who contacted me before the 15th of the month (our deadline for late rent to be due before filing eviction papers,) since that showed initiative/interest in fixing the problem.

But I think I might actually just open up one separate checking account for every property, to make things simpler, on paper. 

If you have a dishwasher ask your tenant to run a cycle at least once a month and perhaps flush the toilets or whatever needs to be done to keep the system functional. 

I own a property in Los Angeles which has had plumbing issue with water flowing back from the toilets and this issue has been going on occasionally since last year.