The department store chain recently announced 140 upcoming store closings, but could end up closing more locations, CNBC reports."

I'm guessing I should float it by the seller first, then have an attorney draw up an official contract, and have that be the binding agreement.

Regional manager sent out the official email instituting the special on 5/5.Today, I was called into my manager's office and I was confronted with this discrepancy.

You are officially in the homeless shelter business - which is a nonprofit.I would terminate her lease at the earliest opportunity.

So your official recommendation is to get some sort of loan to acquire and renovate (203k for example) then use the VA loan to refinance and pull all money I have into the deal out?

So he can't be my agent, but he knows the process well enough that I wonder if he can't just help make sure I don't forget to cross any t's and dot any i's, bt without an official realtor.  

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I am assuming that this work was never permitted or made official since it does not appear as such on the tax appraisal website.

I don't see how an investor who does their due diligence can accidentally purchase a property with a government lien on it because in order for the lien to be official, the lien will need to be recorded on public record.

The first step I would advise would've been do NOT announce on a public forum that you have $1.3M in the bank ... it will not attract the kind of attention you are going to want ... oops lol.