berber cleans just as good, I get a dark tan or a brown mixed with tan so it can hide stains that wont come out.

If 90% of homes are selling at 90% of asking price then why should your agent hide that from you...it's fact not opinion.

Also, do not try and hide this fee from anyone.

Of course when I was a kid and had some stuff I shouldn't have had in the house, I used to HIDE IT PRETTY GOOD when my parents came home.

In reference to purchasing "subject to""Some techniques teach to hide the ownership of the property by placing the property in a trust and selling the beneficial interest of the trust.

I realize that sometimes we can't figure that out very easily, but sometimes we can pick up hints.Some examples of what I've done:While "looking at" the high up shelves and other hiding places I "found" lots of past due notices from utilities, credit cards etc.

I NEVER tried hiding the fact that the San Diego house was currently not being rented out and I do not think my preapproval loan application ever asked me how much the San Diego house was being rented out for in the past, it only asked for my salary at my current job.

You can't hide behind your fear.

If you want to hide the identity of the true owners, there are ways to do this using trusts, but it requires the involvement of several people--you cannot be both the trustor and the trustee for example.

Even though she is in financial straights, as the owner of record I believe she will need to be a part of any agreement.If you strike an agreement with all parties you can get it before all the world knows.The advantage of talking with the owner in this case is, she would have no motivation to hide any defects that you don't want to be suprised with.