The agreement reads that the other general partner can ask to have the man evaluated by 2 doctors and if they declare that he is unable to tend to his affairs (which he is) then the other guy can exercise complete control.

But as the market has gotten better, their discounting has gotten worse - as you would expect.Typically, I tend to come in around 65% list and see what they counter at.

My wife and I are outdoor adventure and camping nuts, and recently moved to the Central Coast to be closer to family.

Texas is a great place to invest, we have tons of inventory, and a fairly stable, i.e. predictable, market and tend to weather the national fluctuations better than most states. 

I read a stat that things listed with realtors tend to sell higher, which makes sense.

If we owned property in Brasil, I believe we could travel to visit family there and have a tax write off with it, as long as part of our trip was to tend to business matters in regards to the house. 

Another question-how much over starting do bids generally tend to go?

Your 800+ credit score will bump up those lending capacity and lower the rates, but lenders tend to cover their own behind in all cases.

People like central air, but they tend to be in newer homes.

Some good states for asset protection tend to be Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada, Texas.