@Russell Brazil, you usually give good advice and are, I'm sure, a great realtor.However, let's stop focusing on me as a Florida Mortgage Broker who has an experienced borrower who was able to conceal a foreclosure that the lender's QC discovered late in the process and focus on the 800 pound Gorillas in the room and that is the following:$640,000 x 6 points realtor commission = $38,400$19,200 to the listing agent $19,000 to the buyer agent Out of $38,400, you don't think it's appropriate for a Florida Mortgage Broker to make each realtor come off of a few of the mountain of bananas they're both sitting on to keep the deal together?

That's not necessarily a recommendation, just a bit of insight as I have been pounding the Charlotte area market for quite some time and have extensive knowledge of the metro area.I'm sure there are tons of people finding deals one way or another, but I just found the margins too tight for my liking and I've decided to expand.Not sure if that helps, -B

I just need to keep pounding the pavement.  

This is a 'once of prevention vs a pound of cure' kinda thing.

I think you are being penny wise and pound foolish.

Then a few BP folks local to your rentals can pound you with yellow letters offering to take this mess off of your hands!

Just a couple random thoughts from a guy who pounds doors every day!

List that I should be pounding every single month? 

I do need to sort out some of this quickly, so I'll be pounding down the door of a good local lawyer.

Is there a cheaper way to do this or somehow give a smaller deposit such as like 5 thousand pounds?