The LTV tends to be lower (@60% in my case).

Since property tax increases are limited to the lower of inflation or 5% it's possible for the taxes for a long-time owner to be well below what a new buyer would pay since the taxes "uncap" upon sale.

Look below this Window, and you will see a list of names of people that have posted in this thread.Click on the name of the person that you want notified via an email, that you responded to them.If you are a Colleague with anyone that has NOT posted in the thread, and you want them to see your post, hold down the shift key and type the first 4 letters of their First or Last Name.Then look below this Window and click on that person's name.Raymond

Look below this Window, and you will see a list of names of people that have posted in this thread.Click on the name of the person that you want notified via an email, that you responded to them.If you are a Colleague with anyone that has NOT posted in the thread, and you want them to see your post, hold down the shift key, type the @ and the first 4 letters of their First or Last Name.Then look below this Window and click on that person's name.Raymond

Sure, it's better than being below average, but I for one am sick and damn tired of sitting in a friggin cubicle working my *** off for someone else who will lay me off when the quarterly reports dip, chunking money into a 401(k) that earns a paltry 13% per year on average.

I have used the below link to do a lot of early-stage background checks on people:http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jspI noticed today that when I looked up a person, it showed no results, but it did show results for this person just a few months ago (the last time I checked).

Buying below market gives you instant equity as well as insulation against unforeseen costs, slowing markets, etc.

Check out the link below.

Scroll down and their name will appear below.

From what I see currently, there are no properties for sale in the area below $150k (minus property where you don't own the land).