The homebuyer credit seemed to be working a little better, but the amount of homeowners underwater is so overwhelming that I don't see this getting better any time soon.

This is so true.

The inspection during escrow is so I can back out if there is some monstrously expensive problem that I missed.I don't go up on roofs or into crawl spaces.

So if I'm paying 6% total on the BC -(less) what was taken from the AB, does it matter what the net is? So

Last house set me back 3.5k in HVAC repairs for a furnace and AC unit.The house really is so nice it doesn't even need to be painted?

Though I must say, my guess is we would just continue to pay rent as long as we live here and just move when they told us to in order to avoid any legal headaches--this place is so cheap relative to value anyway that rent is better than any legal mess!

The thing from MikeOH's post to not overlook is: "so that you understand what the management company is doing to/for you."

I've seen some where you walk in they say hi my name is so and so if you have questions ask.

Is it any wonder the national debt is so high?

One concern though is that since there is so much FREE content already on the site, you should emphasize things about it that would entice people to pay a premium.