A general warranty deed usually warrants title through the whole chain of ownership through time.A special warranty deed which is what many banks and REO do is saying " I only warranty title on the property for the time I have owned it ".Quit claim basically says " whatever interest I have in the property I give to you but no warranty on title is implied whatsoever "Hope it helps.

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Basically, I can place a down payment and then buy down the lots.

I think in general this has been mostly a bait and switch - first it was an insurance job, but he mis-read the insurance policy that we gave him (he basically thought it was the policy where he could make some good money), so then he revised the bid to be a "cash" job with a $1,000 limit on "unforeseen work" like extra shingle layers and redecking.

No matter what the gurus say, it helps to actually have some basic real estate education before you start putting contracts together, and tying other people's futures to your deals.

Now, another agent is asking me to basically switch as they have a financial relationship in the matter while suggesting that I take on such an interest as well.

It's not in a flood zone though.The bad downspout ended about 4 feet off the ground at the back corner with the driveway and just basically ends, dumping water straight down.

Basically, does the method of rent payment need to be in writing and signed?

I basically found some things during my free court search that made me not approve this applicant.

So they can basically handle everything and different people will come out for different jobs.