I might work and do a house or two and get your feet wet.

If cabinets need to go in Id either be willing to sell it as is, or Id level the house first and go on the idea that a house that old has done its thing or an extraordinarily wet year caused the movement and its still probably done its thing. 2" is not likely to break windows and adjusting doors is no biggy.

Once I get my feet wet around here, how do you guys buy in far away markets?

I'm just trying to learn.Fine, call me a wet blanket if you want, but what you're asking of the sellers is unreasonable.

Per the foreclosing attorney, the current owner is MIA and clearing the title could be an issue.Given the condition and issues involved I will keep looking to get my feet wet.

Title companies are now reluctant to do these.The second type is a wet closing, that is where separate funding is used to close each escrow, that could be transactional or flash funding to close the first escrow, and the buyers funds to close the second escrow and pay off the flash funder.There are several ways to skin a cat, and it is possible to do a single escrow and avoid the back to back closing and extra costs.

There is a Allure trafficmaster floor that is mositure resistant but is vinyl I put engineered bamboo in my basement and I am in a wet area of Cleveland.

But you can't get your feet wet without stepping in the water so here I go!

Best way to get your feet wet is to get with a broker.

I need a house anyhow, it would help me get my feet wet and there seems to be some good benefits to doing it this way if you are willing to rough it for a while.