But I enjoy talking directly with the sellers rather than working through the filters of a seller's agent, and Craigslist is one way to get that direct access.Definitely recommend following all the regular advice about personal protection when meeting people off Craigslist, plus all the advice about identity protection, plus all the protections you put in place before buying a property.

@Marelyn Valdes,That explains it - we were just in that area of Busch and Dale Mabry; wondering who purchase/built an identical image of UT Henry B.

I'm assuming house values and mortgage rates on either property are identical, equity is more than 30% on mortgaged property, and mortgage is under the $1M IRS limit for primary residence deduction in this hypothetical case.

If you make an identical offer to someone else and their deposit is lighter, then your offer is considered stronger. 

With a generic or unidentifiable LLC name, your personal identity remains unknown to anyone searching public records. 

All of the homes are identical in layout/design and are pretty basic, but are solidly built with quality materials and appraise for $30k - $40k above the lot & construction expenses on average upon completion.  

I sold a property there in 2008, then sold the identical property next door in 2013 for 60% less. 

So a lot of people say get a list together and mail a bunch of identical/generic type mailers.

It's to the point that some of the checks, faces and veribage are all identical.

They are a REIT so they won't be doing some of the goofball stuff others who are apparently trying to find their identity are doing.