.:....private practice (Marriage and Family Therapist) could be a good choice..........we have close friends who are in Marital Therapy.

CHA and a wood stove for an alternative heat source.

As a possible alternative buy the property with 80% financing and have Seller hold a 2nd mortgage for the remaining 20%.

My wife is not thrilled at the amount coming out of my safety account, but probably happy I have a therapy house to swing a hammer at again.

If not, please seek legal advice.Seeking advice from an attorney in the area where the property is located can be a wise and very economical decision considering the alternative.

Gotta take the bad with the good, what's the alternative?

With that in mind:Please Seek Legal Advice From An AttorneySeeking legal advice from an attorney in the area where the property is located can be a wise and very economical decision considering the alternative.

Here is an valid alternative purchasing technique to consider: making your offer “Subject To the 1ST “.

Looking at the results of the equity markets over the last ten years shows there may be a potential for a bigger move into alternative investments as people alter their previous 8-10% returns/yr predictions for their 401ks, etc to 5% and the impact that has on their savings at retirement.

Late to the discussion here, but we developed a pretty attractive alternative to the traditional "force-placed" coverage with the American Association of Private Lenders (http://aaplonline.com/).