The IRS has set a precedent where you can pull it off after a year of renting it, but you will have to provide a good reason for the quick exchange if you're audited(moving, job change, something...).

The inside is bad, but if everything works, after cleanup it is livable until the work gets done: No, it has not yet been inspected, but I’ve asked my agent about having a contractor go in before the lender agrees to my offer, so I could pull my offer if my expected remodel costs were too low.

So depending on the nature of the property, the appraisal can give you some indication of the true value.

And the kitchen cabinet pulls.

What do you think is the one things stopping you from pulling the trigger?

The lenders will either pull an international credit report or use letters from banks in France that you have a relationship with.

Look in the paper for advertisements and have an agent pull up listings on the MLS.

I just have to get the nerve up to pull the trigger.

I have pulled all the info that I can from public records and need to know where to go from here.

- Do you feel the government has overstepped the boundaries of its responsibilities to its voting public or do you feel that more laws of this nature should be passed?