Even if you can't answer the technical questions (I know I can't yet lol), just responding, throwing in your 2 cents , or welcoming others is still a great way to be involved!  

The person who responded to this either doesn't understand lender's loan policies or is being deliberately misleading.

Well, I think I'm qualified to respond on a number of levels.In 2009 I had heart attack, emergency heart surgery to repair a ruptured aorta, massive stroke, coma, paralysis, etc.

What would you have responded when a buyer asked if the sellers are expecting the price to go way over asking..?

I would appreciate having a place where I can discuss real estate free from that sort of thing.Umm you do realize i was just responding to comments YOU made right?  

(I put in 1,501 offers over the course of two weeks, which required that I essentially play hookie from my full-time job in academia in order to submit and follow up on all of the agents who responded to my initial offers.

 @Ken MartinezI was going to respond but Account Closed has said it all for me and more. 

We know from dealing with it the bank (1st lien holder) is MIA and has not been contactable throughout our foreclosure, tax lien foreclosure, or the quite title suit the new owner brought up after buying it.Now a year later I call the county asking why we have not been issues the funds(we where told it would take up to a year) as the only lien holder to respond(Florida has great online records where you can check) in the time allowed, And I get this response:"I just wanted to let you know the status of your surplus claim.

How would the CO department of RE  respond to someone who would go into contract on a property with their only ability and intention to close is if they can flip the propertyThey then advertise the property with pictures etc and craigs list or their website.they then find this next buyer they assign the contract to the new buyer and they get paid off of the HUD like a broker with the fee being called an assignment fee instead of were you usually see broker's commissions listed on huds.  

Most are advertising for rent $750 a month but they respond to me with terms of $1200 for one year with 600 security deposit and a option to buy in a year.