Maryland "Rain Tax" started in Fall of '13 raised the bill as well.http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-09-17/news/bs-ed-craig-rain-tax-20130917_1_rain-tax-harford-county-council-stormwater-remediation-feehttp://www.cleanwaterbaltimore.org/Stormwater-Remediation-Fee-Information.asp

There's a difference between someone who falls on hard times and one who is a credit criminal.

Be careful of doing anything that would fall under "self help eviction practices".

Sorry it took so long to get you properly welcomed - sometimes posts fall through the feed too quickly and get lost.

I don't feel that it died last fall.

Would be nearly impossible to coordinate the sale of our property with the purchase of 5 different properties and not have any fall through and close on everything within 6 months.

I negotiated with the Realtor to have them pay me $1k assignment fee and $1k down(they would pay 2k cash deposit either).The Deal did fall apart but the point of the story is that I learned that MLS properties could be sold and to retail buyers as long as the lender is not having to pay for the assignment fee.p.s. the deal fell aprt because the Broker was upset that they would be making a commission on $58k instead of $59k(yes for $1k)then the sellers fell out and the one i was dealing with quit claimed the deed over and got bought out by his partner.

The option price paid is for the right to buy, but not the obligation to buy.Steve, you really need to start over before you hit the streets trying to do deals, start with the basics of RE not systems or strategies, you need to understand basic rights conveyed under different standard types of agreements, then the strategies will fall in place. :)

If it's something that looks bad (insulation falling down, etc) and that an inspector would make an issue out of, then it might be worth attending to for the sake of resale value.Why did you seal, dehumidify the crawlspace and add the sump pump?

Then I find out he's also the rehabber, and in the end, the self made silent (partner) who walks away with 50%.