You can get extensions, but its not always easy, and some banks will give you a very hard time about it, even so much as making you pay for an extension.

It sounds like they do extensive marketing at not cost and I have no desk fees or MLS fees.

I'm actually thinking that the most optimum thing to do is... 1) set up a good money making activity ahead of time... 2) just pull the money out of the IRA on Jan 1st 2010... 3) put it into action (example: buy a little business with decent income)... 4) I won't have to pay taxes on IRA until April 15 of 2011, so get an extension until Oct of 2011 and I've just deferred taxes on the IRA money for close to 20 months... 5) I will have made money from the business I bought and can use some of that to pay off the taxes owed on having pulled the IRA... 6) Now taxes have been paid on the IRA money I took out and that money is now mine to do with as I see fit.I know this may seem wild or unconventional to some.

After an extensive rehab (90K) completed before the end of 2008, it is ready to sell or lease.

The positive of the extensive research was that I got a decent deal on my townhouse, and I actually enjoyed learning as much as I could about real estate.

After extensive reading on the internet, I found that bats in my area only hang out from late spring until early fall.

Our ownership team and legal counsel had a pretty extensive and heated discussion with our original custodian, and from that experience, I can vouch for the fact that the points made above are exactly what is going on. 

In many cities, I am seeing significant quantity of unit construction starting too take place and housing prices rising extensively.

@David Pham Terrell Johnson I'm the owner/operator at dcm contracting service I'm licensed and insured my prices are very competitive and I have a very extensive renovation portfolio.

Do a 1 year lease option with automatic extension if it doesnt appraise. give the seller whatever she wants, $8k upfront to be credited towards purchase price when option is exercised.