What is the 200K for anyway, and does that make the city woes disappear?

Whether or not the lawsuit wins the property, the lein doesn't disappear...it follows it. 

Certainly won't see the kind of insanity we saw during the bubble with or without these quasi governmental agencies.I do think 30 year fixed rate mortgages will disappear.

If there were multiple ads for a particular home I would look to see what his original list price/date was, how much he dropped it and how long before the ad disappeared or sold.This helped me familiarize myself with the market as well as look for the MH that was suitable for my first deal.I don't know if you've read them or not but I started a couple threads that are like a 'walk through' of my first few deals and have a ton of great input for others here at BP.First Lonnie deal.. on the right track?

We agreed on a plan, then they made their first payment and disappeared afterward.

What's to keep the current owner from closing and taking her proceeds and disappearing, leaving you with all the windows to be replaced?

The warranty probably disappears the day they close up shop. 

They also seem to disappear when a tenant is being evicted.Again, these issues are minimized if you invest in Metro Detroit, which offers some of the best returns in the country.

I've rented to dozens of Section 8 and about half of them ended up not paying their portion, disappearing in the middle of the night, or leaving the place trashed with thousands in cleaning/repairs. 

He flies home to his gigantic energy eating house in his private jet preaching the ice caps were going to disappear many years ago.