Also, many title companies and states are moving towards not allowing a "dry" close.

If loans completely dry up, the real estate market will grind to a halt, and prices will plummet to levels that will make todays look great.

A real estate agent can help you as much as you can help them with repeat business and providing the means to keep earning money despite the fact that the retail residential real estate market has almost completely dried up.

If my own business dries up, I don't want to have massive amounts of debt to the point my back breaks.

Illinois may or may not have passed legislation on this.Subject tos can be done and depending on your market, they may actually get a little easier to do because conventional financing is drying up and owners are about to realize that they need to supply financing if they are going to get their houses sold.

This stuff has no shrinkage as it dries (insert shrinkage joke here).

A few things you'll like to know: What was the source of the water damage, is it dry,was it repaired, and was the damage properly addressed according to industry standards (S520 standard andreference guide for professional water damage restoration).

I guess if I pay as long as I can, then they see there is no money left in my accounts they may accept it or I will stop making payments because it has run me dry.

All people can do is speculate.My guess: The bailout should preserve (temporarily at least) credit markets so lending won't immediately dry up, which should keep the housing market alive.

I agree that these things are just bleeding us dry.