I will tell you that I, along with Hotels, rarely see the buyers broker being offered any commission split because of the demand so often times you will build that into the purchase price or have to pay your broker yourself. 

Picture a big cherry pie, the pie has a basket weave top crust with small openings so you can see the filling.

They add money to their quotes to be on the safe side.The rest if the vendors want to see the issue before they give out a price and often ask for a fee just to come to the address.

At auction you can't see the inside, but with risk comes reward.

I could also be wrong about this, but I don't see the Denver market turning around anytime soon, so I would like to try to buy something as soon as possible.

I always ask about roofs, water heaters and hvac here in FL to have an idea of the necessary repairs before I go see the property.

Are there real estate attorneys our there that specifically work with real estate CPA's that can "see the whole picture" with regard to our legal protection and tax liability?

And you can also see the place, which is nice.

My location is basically the entry point to the Hollywood Hills and guests can see the Hollywood sign from my apartment.

That's why you'll see the language in the policy but it won't mean anything on the calculation of a claim.