How does he have a lock box?

Has anyone out there bought a house they knew had termites and treated it and repaired it without it turning into a Pandora's box?

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I personally have done this, and I think of it as "making up" for the fact that I don't have to make a down payment -- so the karmic balance of the universe makes up for it with check-the-box property repairs that I have to do (still WAY less than 3.5% down payment!).

Many Walmarts have a bank in them and it's free to open a savings account there and no fees if you maintain a $200 balance and keep the number of outgoing transfers low; they also have a 24 hour drop box.

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What is suppose to be reported on the title company's form 1099-S in box 2?  

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After the second time we spent $500 on a Simplisafe system and theft stopped.