Call the Alabama Real Estate Commission for details but that money is there to protect the public in the event of fraud.

While she is entitled to that opinion I do not think its fair to publicly claim something is in a bad area with the data states the opposite.

Maybe someone more in tune than me would know since I don't actively sell RE to the public as an agent only a principal..

For every person that may be attracted to the amenities of a larger building there is the person that wants nothing to do with a public pool and 200 neighbors.  

The House has been on the auction for a while. we actually drove 500 miles to look at it and was a great house. it is one of those Hubzu Auctions so i know it will be alot of watching and not bidding and bidding etc..I asked the agent if she had any idea why it had not sold. she thinks its been vacant for a while. public records show it was foreclosed on in august. but she thinks it was vacant for a while before that. and it has been on the market before the foreclosure at around 255,000.

Let's say a public REIT decides to buy a property.

I sympathize, but if you throw your email address out there on a public forum, getting added to someones email list is just going to happen.

Lending home has a unique way of verifying that.. they just use public records you supply them with your LLC names that you have taken title in .. they do a national data base search.. and can see if your doing volume..

Apart from the podcasts and forum posts here, I'd definitely recommend subscribing to some online publications to get a sense of the market as a whole, and in your local area like the Canadian Real Estate Newsletter(It's a very shallow picture, but will allow you to begin learning about the world of Canadian REI). 

sometimes when I do research on a properties I see building code violation regarding abandoned building. they are standard and : CN193000Maintain building in safe condition so it does not constitute actual and imminent danger to public. (13-12-130, 13-8-100, 13-12-120, 13-12-125, 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1) Maintain building windows and doors in safe condition. (13-196-550) Maintain stairway and porch in safe condition. (13-196-570) Maintain floors, walls, and ceilings in safe condition. (13-196-540) Maintain building in safe condition.