In SW Florida, houses that don't have major issues such as Chinese drywall appear to be priced about 10-15% below average retail asking prices.

Also, we do many short sales where we have to go to court and get the sale date extended in order to complete the short sale, assuming we have it under contract, the owner has submitted all the paper work and we have some type of verifying communications from the bank.

It should rent for $1,200.My sister-in-law is concerned that their creditors will take them to court for selling below market value.

If it went to court, it becomes harder to prove a verbal agreement.

The ball is in your court on this one, your suffering is somewhat self inflicted.

It appears that the loophole got closed in 2008.

It's more of an appearance issue than a functional issue.

While such fights are rather detached from a lender's ability to foreclose or collect, courts can one to pay for a loss or indemnification that can make collections more difficult.

What are you doing and WHom are you calling when you leave eviction court with a money judgement?

I did an eviction last year in Chesterfield County and I needed a court order before doing a lock-out.