It is also somewhat uncommon to have a HELOC in first position.  

Obviously we don't know all the details...but its not uncommon for short sales and foreclosures to have a lot of hidden fees that are not readily apparent.

Recently submitting an appeal for my house, I was told that there is a rick that an appeal could lead to a higher assessment if it's found your is undervalued; typically uncommon in Cook County. https://taxbacknow.com/

It's important to keep in mind that we're talking about averages, and not about the highest and lowest sales in an area -- it's not uncommon that the lowest price house will sell for less than 50% of what the most expensive similar house will sell for, but if the averages are at 50%, that's a very good sign.

Usually they will order that...but maybe they will be happy with a CMA from a Realtor.Its not uncommon for banks to move their bad debts to collection departments.

Losing money when you first start out investing is unfortunately not uncommon. 

It's relatively uncommon to find folks in the military that also invest in real estate (unless you count owning just a primary residence). 

Hey @Hannah Stern - this isn't an uncommon situation, depending on how well versed you are on the property it may be wise to order your own inspection to pickup on any faults that could affect the underlying policy. 

the last thing you want to do is show up at closing and have this all messed up...which is not uncommon with brokers.

It’s not uncommon to see a 5% IRR using a 1031 produce the exact same income and capital as a 15-20% IRR outside of the 1031, depending on your tax situation.