Unfortunately, at this moment in time, while you are beginning to smell the wonderful aroma we refer to as the power of RE, you have not been around long enough to know where the aroma is coming from - or something like that lol.I am hoping that these houses are just an academic exercise  - you are not ready yet to take action. 

If you don't have all the power tools you could rent them, but often a better way is to buy them new at Home Depot, keep the box, and then resell them for a slight discount on Ebay or Craig's List.  

If the painters estimates come back too high, look into a power sander.

Do I have to be presentin the country myself or can my sister (who moves to Round Rock soon) withthe Power of Attorney purchase a house in my name? 

Does any one have a copy of a Limited Power of Attorney they can share.

Marcus A. 

Much more analytical than financial institution examines it looks like, as they are looking for trends and analysis that reveals compliance issues rather than so much as on an occurrence basis, can't tell so much yet.Anyway, as to the issues, take care when reading that you are not reading what pertains to lenders, "lender" will be regulated lenders, not necessarily you as a seller financing type, so understand where you are and what is applicable to you as an investor type.Slow down Cowboy Curt, they'll get screwed up reading "lender" exemptions, applications and Originator requirements without understanding the differences.

In the grand scheme, it is ideal if there is a powered exhaust fan that turns on when moisture levels reach a certain per cent.

For example, in states like NJ or PA, the executor is appointed and the case is never closed (so they will always have fiduciary powers over the estate), whereas most other states have some type of closing statement.

Josh: It is confirmed that the line of credit from B of A is:1.