Many take their properties off the market during the ski season and put them back on sale in April when rental income dries up.

After talking to a few local banks to where the property is, TD Bank seems to be the one we are leaning towards.I am sort of facilitating the process for her, being that she's older and retired, she doesn't want to be bothered/inconvenienced too much with paperwork, etc.I read on another blog that there is a TON of back and forth, which I can see to be very annoying to her.

Everything is dry , fans still running , isolation valves installed so if something happens again I can shut down 1/2 the house and still have a bathroom .

I bought almost 20 new 1400sf townhomes in Clayton County for $25K-$40K until the deal suddenly dried up last year.

Most motivated sellers are looking for cash not someone wanting to put their home under contract and leave then high and dry.

When she let the propane tank run dry the first time, did you restate that it is her responsibility to keep the propane tank filled?

Have Arizona and California deals dried up?

This sounds to me like a normal deal in lots of the "up and coming" dc neighborhoods like Columbia Heights (full disclosure this is where my house is), H st, Adams Morgan (although I think we can all agree adams morgan is never going to actually get out of the up and coming phase), etc.TL;DR I would bet this is legit.

Herb Bleacher of Black Knight Financial (Formerly LPS) said; “While first mortgages are almost half the levels as one year ago, total home equity loans have increased by 70%”.

Net result is that now when I have a deal, it's usually sold before the ink on the contract is dry.