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

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?

These types of cracks should be repaired (anchors or kevlar strips) and the pressure issue should be alleviated;- Vertical cracks often indicate a shifting in the foundation, and depending on the cause of the shift and the severity, it may or may not need to be repaired;- The most common types of cracks in my experience are "step cracks" that follow a pattern from top to bottom that look like stairs (over one cinderblock, down one cinderblock, over, down, etc).

the above posts are spot on...it's all about fear...like marc, i was in college, and figured, what the hell...if i lose everything i could always go back to bartending...luckily i haven't had to yet, but i would if i had to..used to meet a lot of cute girls that way :wink: i guess it gets harder as you age, get married, have children and need more financial security..i could live on 500 bucks a month if i had to, so that helped alleviate some fears as well

There are techniques to alleviate these fears.

Unlike the "kickbacks" that are ultimately borne by the borrower or home owner, which RESPA seeks to alleviate, fees that can't possibly increase the price or fees to the end user would not seem to be covered?

When flipping you liquidate the property which alleviates yiur debt burden, but doing many homes at onces may cause a banker to be skeptical.

I believe a pro membership would be worth it if it could help alleviate the burdens typical of traditional underwriting practices.