We had to submit proof that it was listed on MLS, so that's a non-negotiable.

Only real potential unknown for me is investing in a non-elevator building and unit is on 3rd floor.

You will be swimming with sharks.

There are many ways that the IRS has deemed appropriate to allocate tax basis between building(depreciable) and land(non-depreciable).One method is that you may want to see the ratio of land/building allocations of recent homes sold in your area.

I gave up on playing games with the sharks swimming around the Denver Metro.

We have encouraged people to look us up on-line at the county assessor site, the property owner names are public.

Upcoming foreclosure auctions are found in public notices in newspapers of general circulation for a period of weeks prior to the auction sale.

I currently work in NYC so the location need to be close to public transportation, since I work crazy hours.

A finance contingency, and Earnest Money Down non-refundable after DD is completed are typical.  

Do I fill out and sign the Seller Non-Agency Agreement or the Buyer Non-Agency Agreement even though the Real Estate Purchase Agreement does not have me listed as a broker?