Comps and other MLS data is available through a real estate agent; however, you don’t want to abuse the relationship.Solid relationships with a real estate agent will open doors for you that may have been securely closed in the past.

Is your house near a bus or train station?

Well, the owner has had issues with substance abuse.

Does anyone have any lease clauses that prohibit the use of plug in electric heaters and also I'm looking for a clause that puts a cap on the electric bill.I have a unit that is on the same meter as the common areas and furnaces so I have to pay the electric on it but the tenants have been abusing their "free" electric so I want to figure out how to put a cap to this.

I told them numerous times they needed to not tamper with the clock and they have denied tampering with it.

Unfortunately these type of government hands outs are abused more often then they are used for good.Time to end the free ride for some people.

I try to not abuse agents because I'm sensitive to wasting their time as well.The more experienced agents seem to offer more disclosures (hot tub leaks for example) and are comfortable with passing on information you need to make an informed decision to buy.Pull comps on your local county database.

As the public begins to grasp t he depth of the betrayal and abuse by our ruling class, as the Democratic and Republican parties are exposed as craven tools of our corporate state, as savings accounts, college funds and retirement plans become worthless, as unemployment skyrockets and as home values go up in smoke, we must prepare for the political resurgence of a reinvigorated radical Christian right.

Start stepping on toes..........agents are required by law to submit your offer unless specifically stated in listing that no offer will be accepted below a certain amount.Agents frequently hold offers or fail to submit them......make your offer then push....good agents will submit it......ask for the denial paperwork if told you were denied......always push the issue.....the only agents that will be offended are those that do not do as they are supposed to.

Many of these HOA Boards are run by morons who love abusing the sliver of power they're bestowed, but they can be kept in check by 1) knowing your local statutes and 2) learning the by-laws for recalling them.