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.

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. 

That is not uncommon on all home owners policies.

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

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 is not uncommon for otherwise good tenants to consider their deposit as the last month rent.

Contacting Owners DirectlyIt’s not uncommon for real estate investors to notice appealing buildings, reach out to owners and make an offer.

And not uncommon to find B+.