The plan involves sinking them in as deep as possible before revealing we actually own the property they are trying to sell.

I believe "Off-Market" should mean that the subject does not appear in any advertisment of any type, print, radio etc.If I say to you that I have off market assets, but do not reveal the addresses of the assets, then the assets are still off-market.If I (or you) can show where the assets have been advertised in any form, then it is not off-market.I believe the term off-market dates back to the time when farmers would sell goods without going to the center of town i.e. the market; a place where this type of activity occurs.

The call report will reveal the phone nos. that hung up, if they do not have caller ID blocked.In the past I've used a 24 hr message linked to an answering service, and honestly can't say if it's made a difference.

I've been lurking here for a while and need help from you smart folks...Will HUD allow owner-occupant winning bidder to re-negotiate purchase price after the inspection IF inspection reveals major issues that were not noted in the Property Condition Report (i.e. foundation failure, mold, roof failure)???

Doing a little googling reveals the situation in PA is muddy.

I will add to the previous comments ... to some people PROFIT is a dirty word ... especially when someone else is making it.If you reveal your profit to a buyer, that buyer will think "That is a lot of money ... why couldn't I find this property before this seller did then I would have a better deal."

Given the actual corner was not 90 degress, nor were they very straight, and the fences were not perpendicular to the street, we very quickly ordered a survey ($450) that revealed that the property line was actually on the other side of the road, the road cut across the property and the house at the end of the road did not have a recorded easement.

This is the sort of stuff the environmental survey will reveal.

A December USA TODAY anaylysis revealed that during the first 18 months of the recent resession, beginning December 2007, the number of federal employees with six figure salaries shot up from 14% of the federal workforce to 19%.

I believe the only way to reveal the beneficiaries is to subpeona the trustee (whom I would recommend not be you or your partners, I use friends out of state).