During the time prior to a lawsuit being filed, the owner of the property can purchase a bond in the amount of the lien to effectively remove the encumbrance until a judgement is finalized.

There can be no health and safety issues, if the appraiser notes issues or issues show up in photo graphs underwriters will condition for repairs to be done prior to funding.

@Zach Schwarzmiller Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't people keep in mind that you have to work under a broker for two years prior to being able to go off on your own (here in WA)?

Anybody else I should build a strong relationship with prior to working the first deal?

Like I said in a prior posting somewhere else, why split cash flow from years 5-10,15,XX with the Bank through higher rates if you can buy it yourself today on the cheap?

I've leased to prior LLs, both very good, I didn't view it as a danger at all.

Any event prior to (left of) B(0) is essentially why you get title insurance.

Consider that the MERS system or automated underwriting came into being around 2001/2 I believe, so those originators who will catch on to these new rules quickly, IMO, are those who were in the business prior to that.

When I get a request from a buyer to make an offer prior to listing the bank always says it's not available for offers until listing.

Prior to leaving the USA and the financial crash I had purchased 5 properties and recycled (flipped) another 3 more with good returns.