Its not unusual to see $10,000 in fees tacked onto the amount due on a $150K residential mortgage.The only way to really find out is to speak with an attorney.

I'm uncertain how to contact you via email, as I would be happy to give you one of ours to use.

I have also read that unusual envelopes (color, shape) are good too.

The offer is for full asking price with no unusual contingencies, inspection, appraisal and financing.

Along with a delay prior to closing....Uncertain how to relay my credentials, nor a contact without drawing the forum police.

You have a higher CAP rate on a cash purchase than cash on cash on a financed purchase which would be highly unusual.

Occupied properties will make it nearly impossible to get title insurance, which also prevents financing.Each state has various redemption rules, so you have to know those for the state and the type of auction.People like to damage the properties before vacating, so it isn't unusually to go in and find the copper missing, the wires cut, water flooding the basement, the HVAC missing or cut, and holes punched in the walls and the floors.

So in that sense, I see a balance I can strike, while at the same time, expanding in uncertain futures.

If this does occur, having two mortgages and uncertain income make me kind of nervous.What you're saying does make sense to me though.

It's not unusual in Chicagoland for the REIAs to have a membership fee, or to charge for some meetings.