I encourage you to learn more about these transaction and what is approved in your state.  

Use them, but do not abuse them.Hang with people who are developers, investors and creative assignment experts.Cockeysville is a great Baltimore County area, I have done some transactions there.

Rachel Shepherd We have two recurring monthly transaction in Quickbooks for each property.

You could probably call the housing department at the school and get some information.

Title companies insure from the last insured transaction, called a "starter" and utilize reciprocal arrangements with prior insured transactions"In order to satisfy a title underwriter the a secured debt has been paid and eliminated as an exception, besides an affirmative response from the lienholder, including a demand with a zero balance and release and satisfaction or reconveyance, you can alternatively move the risk elsewhere.

There are other things like handrails that your insurance company will ask for even if the fire department misses it.  

On HUD REO transactions, all NON Owner Occupied $50K and below is non refundable $500 and over $50k is $1000 non refundable, its been that way since i got my NAID number in 2008, for Owner Occ. there are reasons ernest can be refunded, but its not common, i think i was involved in one that got refunded, in maybe 150 transactions. 

I'm having my lender talk to the underwriting department to ask about this situation.

Depending on your price range there may be very little commission per transaction and from an agent's perspective the time spent looking at properties may not be worth the return.

@Shawn Smith that would be a prohibited transaction.