This realtor was very helpful, but when I went to make my first offer, it was requested that I sign an Exclusive Buyer Brokerage Agreement.

During the day, I'm an attorney, and my firm almost exclusively works for health care clients.

Sec 121 of the code is the primary residence exclusion that says that if you have lived in the house for 2 out of the previous 5 years (24 months out of 60) prior to sale you can exempt the first 250K of gain (500K if married) gain tax free.  

it's 85% of the ARV, it's a personal mortgage, and it's exclusive to owner occupants.

Identify the first date you can have the sale and enjoy the homeowners capital gains exclusion (ask your tax preparer - probably 2 years from closing of purchase). 

The foreclosure process is different in each state.In general, the sale notice will be posted as a legal notice in newspapers and will probably be posted on the property itself unless it's been removed.

Property is being offered as is, where is.This property is being offered exclusively through Auction.com before it will be available to the broader market.

They're local, have good reviews, their opinion shows up in the newspaper and are pretty well-known for my area.  

Here are two of my favorite lease clauses that should help you. a.Landlord informs the Tenant that the sewer system of the Premises is not designed to accept many types of items, included but not limited to, paper diapers, sanitary napkins, tampons, and children’s toys, balls of hair, grease, oil, table scraps, clothing, rags, sand, dirt, rocks or newspaper.

( Ads, website, craigslist ) Does your contract require an exclusivity clause for the listing?