Lenders and servicers do sort of know how to play the game.

I've played with Zillow quite a bit.

If you and your attorneys with the seller play games back and forth it will only cost you the buyer and seller a bunch of money and make the attorneys happy.If the seller wasn't of sound mind at the time then they could simply void the listing agreement and withdraw the property off the market.

We were playing the CashFlow 101 game on the second day of training and 4 out of the 6 people at our table COULD NOT fill out the income statement sheet correctly.

I deal in in-town Atlanta neighborhoods that range from $80-800k retail points.

I am a program manager, this is a long term retirement play for me.

What game do you want to play - that is the question you must ask and then learn how to do it in and out.If you intend to be a landlord (based from your post), you need to understand landlording and more specifically, operating expenses and all expenses associated with rental units.

It cost about 30 bucks here in NJ to file - pretty cheap insurance in case tenant decides they want to play games.

Then as more time passes the less interest they have in buying...He's playing a nasty game...Sadly, he's winning...I'm trying to think of a way to sell with the MINIMAL amount of involvement on his part...Maybe sell the place and then AFTER the sale, then tell the new owners to call him...I'm getting tired of this...

financing is the biggest headache I deal with,,most of the guidlines you are talking about aren't with the bank, but with Fannie,, some of the rules make no sense,, and one mystake can make it so that you can't go conventional, but there is always a portfolio loan from a bank (a loan they don't sell), but you won't lock in the rate for 30 years