I completely agree that finding a buyer before the property would alleviate my fears.

Mark I have always held that I help turn community eyesores and drug houses into fully-functioning, renovated homes.

You might want to have the drug sniffing dogs poke around so that you are not surprised with any special "packages"!!!!!

I'd hate for my kids to grow up knowing that it was legal to do drugs

High drug, gangs and prostitution problems often accompany these park.

I have a tenant in my Lake Elsinore, CA apartment that is pretty much not doing much besides using drugs all day.

The last debacle was more like drug-dealing than any form of "Lending" ever known to last for long. 6.

That said, one of the improvements that we've had up our sleeves for the current forum upgrade cycle should alleviate some of your concerns, Lee.Members will be able to update any of their posts to clarify any points they've made.

By building rapport with the seller and gaining their trust you can alleviate a lot of problems.Besides, I don't want to be thought of as the thief who took advantage of the seller.

As Jeff shared, you can let them know up front that you will be marketing to sell the property and that would alleviate that problem.As for paying asking price or not, who cares?