(FHA/FL does not require)Seller has tank pumped (hasn't been done in 5 years).

Not because the tank leaked, but because of a bad gas element.

If the market happens to tank right now, just after my first purchase then...

Often a handyman can do work for much less if you have a list of items to get done eg. install toilet, install cabinets, install hot water tank, tile a bathroom, drywall one bedroom, painting a few walls etc. etc. 

Tanks Dan, this makes sense and practical as well. 

Each 1 acre lot has a septic tank already built into it in both lots have been well-maintained(mowed). 

After defaulting, it takes another year for the bank to foreclose and auction off your home.It's not like property values tanked immediately in 2008: it's just that no one was buying and no one was selling because no one could get a mortgage.

I figured as such.Overall, I was just trying to make sure a title search isn't something I can do myself, once I heard that all they do is a FOIA request (assuming that's true).Even if they question 3 or 4 departments, I'm sure that's something my assistant could do, since all the info is probably public record, it's normally a matter of just knowing what to look for, and knowing how to analyze said information.I'm not desperate financially by any means, but if I can save $400, and have my assistant do this stuff in their normal duties, I've saved a couple tanks of gas.  

It is beautiful and heart warming to see so many people helping others out in an industry that seems to be predominately populated by sharks and gurus.I'm pretty new to the whole deal - but I am tired of working a standard job where I am mostly just benefiting my employers.

I was a member of RICH for over ten years, a past board member, and I now warn people about RICH Club & advise them to be careful, go to every meeting you can find, and remember that most of the REIA group have plenty of sharks looking for "newbies" BP is one of the few places I recommend.