I have an escape clause if something unexpected pops up on inspection ( so I dont loose my earnest money).

MLS just postponed showings here until April 20th Does your contract have escape clauses? 

No need to double close, no need for two escrow fees, no need to hide anything from the seller, no need for BS escape clauses in your contract, no need to follow the lead from the gurus who simply give out bad advice for huge fees.

I do however have a huge problem when government picks winners and losers.Many people around the world risk life and limb to escape poverty. 

Doesn't the governor see that he just left out in the cold anyone who isn't in housing, anyone who needs to escape an abusive household, anyone who needs to move here for a job, or who needs to move, for any reason?

Curious of everyone's thoughts, we weren't planning on a vacation home for another 3-4 years but if that's the case I think we'd be crazy to wait.While I must admit, I have not read any of the other posts (I'm exhausted from grinding + having 2 kids under 4 in a tiny apt), so this may have already been touched upon.Out east, the rental market has gone crazy with people trying to escape NYC. 

What does “or otherwise” mean? Let’s say we get a new construction and put 10k in earnest fee and we buy 20k of upgrades and put 10k in deposit for those. If the house comes back appraised lower than the loan amount a...

It wouldn't meet building codes, back then, 3 families requires fire escapes, cement walled furnace rooms which two families do not.My duplex has a CO for 2 in the buildings department, and the finance department listed it as a 3 family.

Landlords are going to be selling to escape the pain.

You have a place that is a good escape from the city or other areas with high population density, and your guests might be able to avoid air travel.