Hi Max,Not sure if this helps or not, but can you check the public records to see if the landlord has any outstanding mortgages on that property?

Paul,I tend to agree with the premise stated by Snopes on this:Originally posted by snopes.com 1895 Exam:Claim: An 1895 graduation examination for public school students demonstrates a shocking decline in educational standards.

That having been said, it's a heck of a lot for a semi private or public course.Also $1,000,000 is cheap for a golf course.

With regards to the former, I have identified several towns with superb public school systems: Mt.

You won't find their "facts" in public record.

Obviously you do the due diligence to make sure the issue is taken care of, but since there is a public record of there being an issue, is there some kind of sign off that needs to be done to state that the issue has been taken care of?

People in retail RE pay tons of money to market properties and most of that information is available for free in the form of realtor websites, magazines, newspaper sections and rental publications. 

The earnest money is what the brokers want and they sell it to the public as necessary.  

Nobody has yet mentioned to avoid posting publicly on the Internet how much money you have; all sorts of predators will be attracted, trying to separate you from that money.

The DIG website should have some sections that do not require membership; let me know if you as a non-member are unable to access certain specific sections of the site, and I can check whether that should be public or members only.