Also closing cost are usually split as to local custom  just ask your AGENT  what is local custom.

I am excited to get to meet you all and thank you in advance for your help and camaraderie:) I have a lot of mortgage industry and customer service experience and hopefully I will have some things I can add to help others as well.

Legally, they'd have no grounds, but when it comes to pissing off a customer, sometimes legal grounds are irrelevant. 

@Loren Thomas  it is  a not smooth version of Formica  not sure when it was popular but not so good to clean. 

I asked their customer service and got this response "yes we can provide taxdelinquent information for Washington county in Oregon."

A good company with a knowledgeable customer service department can potentially save you a load of money and avoid IRS problems.

You need to protect the rights of all of your apartment complex customers.

It may be the local custom, and probably will be called for in most sales transactions/purchase agreements that involve a Realtor (mostly so they know you're serious), but they are not legally required. 

The area has a lot of custom, older, and non track home type homes so the values you might get on appraisal range could drastically vary.

Are you aware there are smooth talkers here that might be popular but don't really have a clue and write bad prescriptions?