I'm not at against soending serious money for topic-specific training, but that not the time and certainly not the place.We have a number of friends in common, however I've never met either Rob or wife Kim. 

Or if you take title on a quit-claim, you're getting whatever interest that seller had, along with any clouds on that title.Most common way is to have a traditional closing that clears title and pays off any liens, issues a title policy, and gives you true marketable title - that is only encumbered by whatever you have encumbered it with (mortgage, trust deed, UCC 1, Promissory note, etc.)If you don't / can't go through traditional title (say for example, you buy at a tax foreclosure sale), I'd say it's best practice to go through the quiet title process.  

Hi @Jonna Weber,We have all those cities in common - I grew up in Boise, spent my summers in Sandpoint (at Grandma's), and now live in Spokane.

No doubt this because they've learned from experience and have acquired the knowledge and confidence to be able to determine their best course of action in a diverse set of circumstances, more so than when they were still callow and unsure of themselves.This is, of course, the opposite of "the average Joe" ("consumers") who decides slowly, if at all and changes his mind quickly and easily, sometimes even for "no reason" (peer / family pressure), and remains non-committal.Apparently, true entrepreneurs are less common than we might hope at times.

Typically, the more pools (of either kind), the better the neighborhood.But I just realized having a pool is probably not as common in northern areas (just saw a post about buying in Alaska....).  

Fairly common. 

On the flip side of things, I get their position doing their diligence in order to wrap and resell as Elvin has pointed out (common practice in finc world) as a response to the void in the MBS market for residential funding after the '08 boo boo.  

Around here it's common for Property Managers to charge for copies of the condo docs and financials. 

Most are embellished to give a rosier picture than actuality, and seems to be common practice across the board.  

Is this sort of thing common?