Most will "withdraw" the listing which doesn’t eliminate a commission earned if the seller sells you the property.That doesn’t mean that you cannot buy the house, it just means that the Broker has a right to collect a commission assuming they used an Exclusive Authorization and Right to Sell from the seller.There are basically 3 types of listing agreements two of which give the seller the ability to sell themselves without obligation to pay a commission...

The truth is that our currency is backed by nothing other than the “full faith and credit” of the US Government.Translated into English, that means it's backed by the government's ability to tax you and me into oblivion!

It doesn't matter what their ability to repay is.

, but considering that I'm concerned that I don't have $50 to offer a contractor for an estimate, you can bet I'm not excited about taking up a lawyer's time so that he can give me a standard form and a bill for it.

Yes you can make a “profit” in a non profit... well kind of… but it is offset by the non profit buying assets or expanding operations i.e. buildings, normal operational costs, payroll, growth etc.

In some markets a home on the end of the city will become something more in the city center after growth happens.

Inormally deal with buyers that have HIGH downpayments(30%-50%) and the ability to pay off entire loan within 3-5 years.

Or maybe just invest the cash in good growth stock mutal funds.

The market I primarily work in (Fayetteville, NC) hasn't quite felt the slowdown because of the growth of the military base.

The lender will look at the proforma or historical revenues & expenses of the property and provide a loan that will fall into its guidelines of LTV and the ability of the assets to cover the debt service.