But many aren't title experts, do rely on verbals from title co's, and have done quite well buying at trustee sale.To that end let me try to summarize:1.

I've added a blurb at the end which sort of "summarizes" my knowledge -- or what I think it "true" about single family houses vs. multi units, so please jump on it if you don't think it's true.

I can only summarize after having talked to several contractors/drainage professionals that it is due to the water table being so high, the house sitting in a small bowl, possibility of terrible to no drainage around the house, and the basement being so low.   

Nice blog, but could you summarize your properties for me?

And thank you even more for summarizing all the amazing advice from this post.

To summarize even further @Abe Macias, your original post said the bank in question will supply 75% value of the project. 

You have too many variables but to summarize your original questions, you are correct.

This pretty much summarizes the law in all parts of Canada.  

This article does an excellent job of summarizing the 203k program.

So summarizing this post... my actual closing costs are $1145 or 6.5% of purchase.