I would be concerned about the slope of the line to the street when they replaced it.If the slope isn't right or they have funky bends in it to go around big roots or above them that's when water and debris can sit and cause constant clogs.About every 3 to 6 months the plumber then has to come out and scope the clean out outside to unblock.If material is with dirt etc. is back up in the toilets or they slow drain or make a gurgling noise with bubbles you could have an issue.Make sure as mentioned before buying you get a plumber to scope it out all the way from the toilets to the main and the street to make sure there is not any issues with slopes or clogs.I have heard many horror stories where a buyer calls the county or city and they say on the phone that everything is fine and after they buy it they get hit with all these costs,fines,etc.If they won't give you something in writing I wouldn't feel comfortable about it but that's just me.So this was an existing line to the street and not a sewer tank that they converted later and hooked to the city or county correct??

An interior designer and general contractor will meet us to map out a game plan and verify what we need to purchase the property for to hit our numbers.

Part of me sees leaving the scene if there's an injury as a horrible thing to do as a human-- while part of me wonders if they had some personal crisis or hit a parked car and planned on contacting the person later to pay for damages.

The next level generally has the liberty to consider lower offers.If it is just a matter of your writing a full price offer the day it hit the market, it can be as simple as the REO requiring it be active for 7 days before response.

"they are good at giving reasons why they should be paid upfront something however (usually they tell us in will increase chances)"They are full of crap.Buyers are hungry for real lenders who can perform.If you are a mortgage broker with real lenders you will make plenty at closing.If people are looking for 100% loans and all this other type of exotic stuff it really doesn't exist unless you have a property worth say 2 million that you can get for 1 million but even then you have points and closing costs.It's all a pipe dream and buyers need to not fall for the scammers traps.They know these buyers are wanting to buy into a large deal above their means and "hit it big".They suck out the 10k to 15 they have or more selling a dream and then do not fund.

Marie says above is true: Bad things can happen to your interest in the property if the seller hits financial problems.The way the sale would work is you'd arrange a closing at at title company or an attorney's office.

If it goes to auction, you have no choice but wait for it to hit MLS.

I forgot to include this before hitting post reply, I don't think u want to run the risk of being a test case for the law in MD.

So we watched the news in 2008 when Lehman tanked and everyone said the world was going to end.......it did not, now the pundits keep saying, just about every month, real estate has hit bottom.....uh, right.

You need to find a good consultant to test it.Do it wrong, that the guy who quoted a cheap price may hit you with a huge change order, or sue over exposure!