MOST IMPORTANTLY, send an offer to the owner of record that contains your price, closing time frame, and a signature block.

Might cost me a few hundred in court to attach it to the deed if the original owner tries to block access.  

I'm trying to tap into my HELOC but hitting a road block with the banks not wanting to consider my rental income, since I just started renting last year (October).

We are seeing a similar trend in recent months - folks coming in from away, thinking prices are real cheap, and not taking the time to learn the neighbourhoods before buying a 150 year old building on a sketchy block, which has had no love for the past 30 years.You can find good deals in Saint John, but many of them are going to required a re-investment exceeding the purchase price.  

I blocked the number and moved on.It happens, you move on to the next one!

Does your record block your access.

They either had only four or five days booked in a month, or literally every day was blocked off on the calendar until the end of the year.

If you don't foresee any major stumbling blocks (or, if you do, and would like to discuss confidentially - we can certainly do that), I'd be happy to set up a showing for you.

While I'm certainly hoping to buy for the cash flow, not for the appreciation, this home is a couple blocks from the beach, as well as one of the hottest towns in Maui - a town that has no room for further development, but has people moving here every single day.

If one tries to turn a house into a McMansion in a neighborhood full of original Victorians the neighbors will try to block it and buyers will walk.