I really believe that the broker representing the seller is the other bidder just trying to get as close to the listing price as possible after he catches a fish.I read that someone placed a highest bid and the auction was due to close which it never closed and he was left trying to figure out why he didn't win the auction and it was back to the NO TIME REMAINING status again.

A 501c3 has a distinct status that you must be very careful with.

I plan on making some spreadsheets so I can just plug in all the answers when I'm evaluating future properties (PM agreement, status of major home components/maintenance etc) so I can streamline it.

Sam- there's groups here in Fort Wayne area I know it's a drive, but I'm actually speaking this Saturday at our REI meeting if you wanna come you can be my guest free of charge.

Unfortunately, this is a case of "he who has the gold makes the rules."

I'm just now reading about real estate dealer status.

There will be pitfalls and challenges, but compared to a book that doesn't lay out a clear and competent vision like that one does, I think it's worth its weight in gold.

Regardless of the type of transaction, licensees are required to disclose their license status, whereas a non-licensee obviously wouldn't.The one major advantage would be the ability to access and utilize the best real estate transaction data available through the MLS.

Front door could be a fancy shmancy $1000 door with double side lights where the opening has to be rebuilt and toilet seats with gold inlays.

Really, we don't have any property status info there.