Finally the sellers attorney sent a lawsuit notice to the brother of the seller and 5 weeks later from the original closing date it closed.I don't know how much you stand to make on this but getting an attorney to force the sale can be thousands if they blink.

BUT it didn't deter me...... we have no $$$ of our own..... we buy/hold, my husband has a great job prospect, so I had to be patient.... as our rentals build equity, as he moved up in the world...we collect our property.some we made work...forced to rent our our primary that is in boston (cash cow now)live in flip in a new construction in military town (only one that sold quickly b/c it was neutral)commercial retail shop (complete shot in the dark, cheaper than SFR, and it was $$$ and management FREE!)

. :) You'll also find that under US Code, regulations adopted by fed agencies are inforceable under law, having the full force and effect of law and prosecuted.

It's usually when either the builder doesn't put rebar in the slab or there's some crazy natural force like a natural spring underneath.

Simply pick up the phone book and make a few calls.Asbestos is normally found in older homes as insulation around the heating distribution network of both forced air and hot water heating systems.

I could not imagine how cold it must have it been for her during the winter and when it rained, things at her house must be soaked and yet...because she did not have the money to solve the problem, she was forced to live with it.

One side says that lenders should be forced to keep people in their homes because they are going to lose huge sums foreclosing on the property anyway, why not restructure the loan and keep the current resident in the home.

hi scotttruebut thats the case in any market. the issue is not pricethe issue is value.you can buy well in any market if you know what you want and you know how or what to buy.35% discount or 50% discount should not be the only factor when buying but it is a very big driving force if the idea is to hold for the long run there are many reasons to buy real estate for growth, for return, for a loss( this is not the norm in your market but is in others) and even for retirement to shelve incomeso there are lots of reasons.the problem for long hold investors is looking for income and growth these are a bit hard to judge and even harder when buying into a new are or countrybut for me the rules are the same.do a templet and then duplicate it or mirror it.and price for me is not a major issue as long as it meeting your templete requrements

So, if you force the banks hand, and they can't track down the proper paperwork, you suddenly own your house free and clear?

How about a system where those that make monetary policy can FORCE those that write the laws to constrain spending?