Let the rest of the world deal with problems in their neighborhoods and we can just focus on being very aggressive against anyone who threatens us directly and being passive with respect to other problems.I also think oil supplies are not worth protecting with military action.

I guess no one has told people that you can change your own oil in your car, because they just continue to pay someone else to do it.

I copied the relevant section from Ohio law below For purposes of the immunity created by division (B)(1) of this section, reasonably necessary force to repel a trespasser from a building or other structure that is maintained as a permanent or temporary dwelling or to prevent a trespasser from making an unlawful entry into a building or other structure of that nature may include the taking of or attempting to take the trespasser’s life, or causing or attempting to cause physical harm or serious physical harm to the person of the trespasser, if the owner, lessee, or renter of real property or a member of the owner’s, lessee’s, or renter’s family who resides on the property has a reasonable good faith belief that the owner, lessee, or renter or a member of the owner’s, lessee’s, or renter’s family is in imminent danger of death or serious physical harm to person and that the only means to escape from the imminent danger is to use deadly force or other force that likely will cause physical harm or serious physical harm to the person of the trespasser, even if the owner, lessee, renter, or family member is mistaken as to the existence or imminence of the danger of death or serious physical harm to person.

Human nature seems to want to see how close to the line they can get, so if no late fee is charged until the 3rd, then they generally won't pay until the last moment, and there is nothing we can do about it, right?

And this strategy will allow you to possibly obtain a property at a good deal.Another strategy is to do your own work-out, modify the note and allow the borrower to stay in the property with additional interest or fees that are not preditory in nature.

It matters what you can negotiate and the nature of the deal.

I agree, that agent should have disclosed the bonus, and I think that is addressed in agency relationships as well as the code of ethics, might check in your state.It's just human nature to protect your food supply!

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0711/package-bomb-houston-oil-company-executives-home/I've seen this article on several "mainstream" news outlets.

Naturally by instinct I would sell and move to higher profit margin property using the 700K as 20% down payment, as mostly people suggested.It also depends on personality and level of comfort, if you are fine waiting for the profit while selling lots and building on it in 5 years terms, why not.However, it is great for excercise!!

Most certainly, the bank's listing agent will want that EMD in certified funds by some bank-specified deadline (could be found in the bank's counteroffer or addendum - it will be in the contract somewhere).REO listing agents should be accustomed to low-ball offers - it is the nature of the beast let's just say.