Delayed financing will get you good rates but you're limited to purchase price

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If you can't power past the noise, how will you deal with real problems?

I figure buying a house with cash would give me some negotiating power and maybe I could talk them down $5 or $10K. 

To be safe you can go with a longer term 10-year term which limits your upside but also could prevent you from having to refinance during a down turn.

NOW, if THAT is what you are talking about (a listing agent who represents the Seller, and then brings in a Buyer that they are working with), then it is required that the Realtor have both the Seller and potential Buyer sign a dual agency agreement in which they both are aware of the dual representation AND they understand that their representation will be somewhat limited because the agent cannot divulge secrets that each of them has told the Realtor about the other....IE "Buyer will pay $5K more than the offer price.....or Seller is willing to accept $XXX amount for the property".

So that said, the listing agent will use all of his/her powers to get you to buy the deal (even if it's not a good deal). 

@David Krulac  there ya go completely different than most states.. out here CA you buy the property at tax sale you get a deed in a few weeks or a month or so from the tax collector you record it.. its yours.. now there is a 1 year statue in CA for the owner to come back and say something was wrong with the sale.. but it is not a redemption they have to prove the county messed up the sale in some way.. the easiest way is to prove the county did not advertise the specified days.. we lost one that way.. but that was one in over a thousand my dad bought over the years.In Oregon for Sure the county commissioners actually have the power to reverse the sale.. but that's just getting it back from the state.. next time I see you I will tell you about one case that is fascinating here. but I don't want to describe it in a public forum and give the bad guys ammo if you know what I mean.

Typically the power is off and the sump pump not working and or other drainage issues that can be fixed. 

@Daniel ScullenThe C-Corp generally makes sense if other investors (shareholders) will also invest in the C-corp because it will afford them limited liability.