Why not just use your unemployment, until you land a suitable job, to pay off the debt?

There was a Fair Housing writeup on this, which more or less boiled down to: using convictions, especially minor ones, as a sole means for determining applicant suitability, can be considered discriminatory in nature because minorities are disproportionately affected by the legal system. 

But eventually, if the trend doesn't reverse or stabilize you might have a hard time finding a suitable tenant.  

They help the buyer find a suitable house and walk them through the process of the transaction.  

Ned - I'd need some guidance on where to find a suitable auction site...ideas?

I would judge the suitability of a handgun for personal protection on the "one shot stop" data.

You will have some level of difficulty finding a suitable area searching for a duplex.

In my area, I never seen Banks more willing to negotiate and be creative with their distressed assets especially at the end of their fiscal quarters.If you are willing to expand your geographical area of ownership, you should certainly be able to find a suitable property.

I am trying to learn more about how my financial situation is viewed by lenders and what types of loans are suitable for me and available to me.

It must be a 1 unit property, suitable to occupy year round, you must maintain control of the property (no timeshare stuff), and no property management control of the property either.