I want to make sure everything that I do is above board and legal.My wife and I just bought a small fixer upper with cash that’s a minute down the road from our home.

Kris tells the story about how he grabbed a clip board he had lying in his car and walked up to the door not knowing anything about purchasing a home.The grumpy old lady selling the home gave him a tour of the place and after walking through he made an offer for a few thousand dollars below the asking price.

An IRS lien, code violations (weed abatement, grass cutting, boarding windows-doors, and demolition costs), HOA fees, water- sewer bills all go along with the property providing the property has any of these. 

I've been on this board since 2010 and haven't found an example yet.

If your request was not handle in a timely manner by HOA board and management company, you have a case that due to their neglect you suffered more damage. 

I'm also on the board of CFRI, the local chapter of the National REIA.

For me those were the good old days of RE message boards.

I don't want to put boarding all over which would reduce my property value which is what my realtor is recommending me, but I am not sure if I am 100% in favor of it. 

@Kevin CarterThe local MLS is the board of Realtors.

So it would be about 4 months of being at about 80% of my credit limit across the board.