This is definitely a criminal offense but getting the cops to file charges is difficult.  

I used him and he failed to recognize that the entire basement was filed with mold.

Look at the business categories you file your taxes under, if you don't build it or buy it you're not filing as an investor. 

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Looking to refi in Colorado and then use some of the equity to buy another property in Arizona. 

Also something to be aware of in the District proper is sort of the zombie foreclosures and ones that the bank have not filed all the paperwork for.  

You're asking about the time period, in Fl to go from the foreclosure filing(filing of LP) to get to the auction. 

Upon a finding of delinquency of the account consistent with the policies adopted by the public entity regarding nonpayment, cost of the service and expenses, the clerk of the public entity may file a notice of lien with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located describing the property, cost of the service provided and expenses incurred by the municipality, excluding late charges, penalties, and interest, and stating that the public entity claims a lien on the property for this service; provided, that a lien shall not be filed against property in which the delinquent account is owed by a tenant or lessee and not by the property owner; "

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Here's a few lines from a local bank's recent SEC filings regarding notes: "During the third quarter of 2014, the Company identified problem assets and began the disposition process under the asset resolution plan... the Company transferred $11.2 million of loans held for investment to loans held for sale in anticipation of near term loan sale..."