If they are the listing agent then it could be breaking their confidence to reveal that.

I would also go to free real estate seminars as well and take notes, because they usually reveal some good insider news about the industry.

With this understanding, my inspection revealed several deficiencies including roof replacement.

But I would not mention the discussion with the prior landlord/plaintiff, as you don't want to put a bullseye on them, when they revealed their opinions to you.

The bank did a title search which revealed several liens on the property totaling $146,000.

However, once you begin to see the boundless opportunity in mining the courthouse, the online data will be revealed as restrictive.Once at the courthouse, I suggest you sit in on some open hearings and note the deli maps and issues that come up.

One thing is for sure, people that have stuff  follow the rules because they don't want to lose their stuff if they make a mistake.I don't know this for a fact, but it seems the way that the realtors speak with the owners and the tenants reveals several layers of liability/law on every party to insure contracts are followed. 

This agreement shall be extended as required to resolve any title issues revealed by said title search.The seller's lawyer said verbally that these unpaid bills will "appear as information on the title, but they are not liens, and we will be issued a clean, marketable title at closing".I have already agreed to close with the seller's attorney, so basically I am unrepresented at this point.Needless to say, this all makes me feel NERVOUS!

I was looking for a spreadsheet that you enter the numbers for one property, and it would output the possibilities for the different scenarios, e.g. buy/rent, flip, wholesale, etc.I'm thinking that a property may not fit the criteria of one kind of investment, it could reveal another...not sure I'm clear here.Greg

I know there are "tricks of the trade" and I don't expect people to reveal them...but I knew things were off.