Honestly, I am kind of surprised by that.

So I was surprised by what they may ask for it.

This phenomenon of trust surprises me.

I immediately had the piece appraised and was surprised at the mark up above retail ($2,435)(Great exercise akin to the conversations that take place here about valuations of RE based on BPO and etc. compared to prices absorbed by an end buyer).Appraisal came in at $2,845.

This is tactic is frowned upon by almost everyone in the real estate business so I am not surprised this is where you now stand.As for the attorney covering some of the buyer's CC, there are some costs which are traditionally split or covered by the seller.

If I were sending out 500 mailings a week (not sure if this is a good number or not), or even was marketing online, I would be surprised if there were more than 20 calls per day (again, not sure of a good response rate).

I shouldn't be surprised, since 99% of people don't know what a foreclosure really is.

You would be surprised how often landlords are ready to do something.

Luckily my homeowners insurance is willing to pay for new roofs, gutters, fascia, and to my surprise siding!

Im surprised your first property didn't sell, if the ARV was really 180k you should have easily got 70% ARV - repairs.Things I would look at are:1) Are your ARV and your repair estimates correct?