The media is usually full of BS anyway so it doesn't surprise me at one bit.

Unless, you are prepared to place a contingency that states another party will Negotiate.And one last item, I am totally surprised Jon didn't state this, but do not get your heart set on this property.

LOL I'm surprised that he didn't take them down himself.

Can't say I'm surprised about that town.

I don't want any surprises and will gladly take a look at the title ahead of time, maybe even before I make an offer.I've often dealt with very old properties, that were built around 1900.

I'm just sort of surprised its been so difficult to sell.

Everything is laid out in black and white, so neither party should be surprised by any charges or lack of fee reductions.

I understood (even though I was surprised she didn't just pass off the showings to one of her employees so we could still see the houses) and asked her to contact me so we could reschedule. 

Just a reminder of where you are buying in the economic cycle :) (If you don't care about CA or the SF Bay, skip to the bottom for US)I'm not a chartist, but I was surprised how regularly unemployment in CA reverts relatively quickly after getting down to almost exactly 5.0% in the last few decades.. 5.7% as of Nov 2015.

Yes, good point @Michaela G.you be surprised at what you find when a Google it, just a little bit.Had a tenant who had never seen the house and wanted to sign the lease as she was relocating.