Another strange thing as that we spent over an hour in the house during the inspection and she made no mention of the allergic reaction then or when touring the house during the showings, when the cat was still living there.

Some types of searches (probates, obituaries) would lead to the grand father (NOT my kind of dead of person), and miss the European loner (my kind of dead person).

Fabulous tour de force in how to do things right.

My prediction is that bank lending in the U.S. will tighten up even more, as the European debt crisis worsens.

Any interest you pay on the loan goes back to ur own account.

There are also the diggers and go-getters - a good illustration of the 80/20 rule.If an agent is representing both the vendor and the buyer {double ending}, it must be disclosed up front - in any  jurisdiction where we have operated both vendor and buyer will be asked to sign a dual agency agreement acknowledging their awareness of the agents role(s) before any offers are submitted.While I agree with you that many agents (the 80%), in the residential space, are simply tour guides with lock-box access.  

Come visit one of my real estate clubs and speak to those that have invested or join us on my Ultimate Real Estate Investor's Tour.

So there's this thing that's been bugging me for some time.I'm in two European markets.

@Karen Margrave  just saw this recently on a house I toured.  

A lot of times, the current property management isn't aware of a potential sale taking place (especially deals that aren't being toured), so you need to be aware of that and respect the current employees.