If this was a regular sale, I'd provide the EM up front and do whatever inspections I would do as soon as the seller accepted the deal.

I’m not sure about the larger builders, my guess is that the execs have an LLC that is an “investor”.The ones I’ve seen do it usually have a few deep pocket investor friends who can regularly close smoothly on them without the need for a lender or appraisal.The down side (where I live) is that profitably selling a recently completed home in an area of active new construction can be tough the first few years.  

(body building show).Anyhow, this is not typical.

Rolanda Eldridge, have you tried listing as a regular sale on the MLS?

Hence, after maxing out our credit, laying off our employees and my wife and I working 16-18 hours per day (I still worked my regular day job in addition to working until 1:00 am at the bar), losing our house, and finally, filing bankruptcy, we learned many valuable lessons.

I guess I'm supposed to have that hoarder cleaned up and go get regular financing, but I've already used up my down payment to the owner.

When you go to a regular barber shop, it's usually some crusty old guy with horrible breath asking you if you're "on your lunch break?"

Its going ok, I have 6 short sale offers out and a few just regular retail listings.

But, from what I've seen, those are even harder to find than regular hard/private money lenders.

They take the vinyl stock and cut it at a 45 degree angle with a regular miter saw.