She is afraid that if she asks for it she will be told that it's being retained to cover the remaining cost of furniture removal.

welcome to the forum you will find a wealth of info and the members are freindly and eager to help, dont be afraid to ask questions. what type of investing are you most interested in?

I am afraid that I have now done too much reading and have confused myself on the basics of starting out.

We told her that if someone asked, we would tell them the truth and to start over because we intend to be in this business a long time.BTW, we found another broker for our next deal :D I'm afraid this may very well bite you down the road.

I am now working with other lenders but I am afraid the house will appraise well as it needs a lot of work (the preferred lender does not do an appraisal as a result of their assoc. with Fannie Mae).

Take care of your property as if you lived in it.I'm afraid that I wouldn't do that.

I doubt the bank would accept anoffer with an assignment clause in it, and in my experience agents aren't fond of them, but I wouldn't be afraid to do it if there isn't much interest in the deal.

I believe I have completely respresented all of my clients and am not afraid to go to my broker or others who know situations better than myself.

You can learn a lot here, jump right in and don’t be afraid to ask questions. 8)

I'm not too afraid of the interest rate being 'high' for the 50k.