Can anyone suggest where I can find such machines?

The ban in Anacortes is more about WHERE those str properties are located.

They forged documents, have the assessor for king county as one of their CEOs (my property was in Clark county WA but my property title was changed in King county WA where he WAS the assessor) hsbc had to pay me and countless others for bad foreclosure practices and that caused them to go bankrupt and my loan was floating and I essentially owned home free and clear due to terms of the contract stating that if loan was to be sold that hsbc my husband and I and the new proposed lender had to all meet in person and sign new paperwork permitting the transfer of the loan which never happened.

Put as little money in as you can to buy it, but if you are buying in a location where you expect prices to drop 20%...why would you buy there? 

I am just an average Joe trying to sell our house to investors (ski resort town three hours east of SF if anyone is interested) - I just wanted to check in and see: Is it common for an investor to insist on entering into a contract before they inspect (where they have 2 weeks to inspect and cancel if they don’t like what they see & if they do they will close within one month)?

Looking to speak with someone who has personally been involved with a deal where the buyer assumed the loan. 

I have found a property that I like for my new primary residence and I am trying to see if the seller is open to a longer duration close where I rent from the seller for 90-120 days to allow enough time for the investment properties to get leased.I am also considering asking if they would be willing to explore a seller-financed option but I don't know how to structure that so that a regular seller might find that more attractive than a regular closing. 

@Tina ChauGoogle the county recorder's office for where you live and it will have that info.

Where should I start?

I deal with a lot of buildings in Chicago, so this may not help, but we have a TON of boiler buildings where the owner pays the heat, hot water, cooking gas and water.