Naturally with a super I advised her he made my repairs.

As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death.

Hi, financing a down payment is usually not done in coventional fiancing, since lendrs require skin in the gameDoing some seller financing in some form can be accomplished, over a term of 3 to 5 years.

I have seen some lenders place something in their counter offer regarding the property not transferring title for 30 days or something to that nature but it can be taken out and other terms can be agreed upon.

I've got money in gold and am considering investing in natural gas, one company is sitting on a large reserve in the mid west.

A "shell" is usually just skin and some studs.

I like the idea about placing my "skin in the game" in escrow.

The seller rightfully wants you to have skin in the game if they are going to take their property off of the market.

I just can't find anyone HERE that's heard of it .... of course we only have propane in Central Maine (no natural gas), so maybe that's where the free boilers are available.

It is the nature of your position as custodian of funds in trusted to you for her that ethically and legally put those funds off limits for you to use in any manner that produces any gains for you.