We have growing home sales but stagnant contract activity and declining pending home sales Obviously seasonality plays into this however I believe it goes deeper than that.Thoughts?

I will tell you right now if he holds it just over a year has a contract pending for a long time it WILL be treated as a flip.

Marcus, sounds like you could potentially be on to something, pending there is not an abundance of vacant lots/homes in the area.

As part of due diligence, ask about current or future assessments pending.

I currently have 2 pending, both are Meth related, both have prior felonies and have huge drug history.

You might not want to demonstrate your ability to do real estate deals right now.When you have pending legal actions, it's really best to ask your attorney.

However, I absolutely stand by the statement that the continuance would have had a greater chance of being granted if it was pending in Dallas.

The market also featured the same amount of new listings, 11 percent fewer active listings and two percent more pending sales in November 2013 compared to the prior year.November 2013 Statistics1,899 – Single-family homes sold, 14 percent more than November 2012.$219,530 – Median price for single-family homes, 10 percent more than November 2012.51 – Average number of days single-family homes spent on the market, 16 days fewer than November 2012.1,967 – New single-family home listings on the market, statistically unchanged from November 2012.5,119 – Active single-family home listings on the market, 11 percent fewer than November 2012.1,756 – Pending sales for single-family homes, two percent more than November 2012.2.3 – Months of inventory* of single-family homes, more than half of a month less than November 2012.$555,757,542 – Total dollar volume of single-family properties sold, 24 percent more than November 2012.The following sections describe trends in other sectors of the Austin real estate market.Townhouses & Condominiums The number of townhouses and condominiums (condos) purchased in the Austin area in November 2013 was 223, which is 35 percent more than November 2012.

Pending the type/style of investing you choose to do.

It depends of the state and any pending law suit may have claims that may remain, however the suit needs to be accomplished, judgment made prior to that sale I'd think, but get to an attorney, there is more to look at than title. :)