With your expectations of hat being a landlord is, you would most defiantly be shocked of walk into my properties and see the vast majority have color (beautiful clean lines) on the walls.

I typically see the bank set the bid for the amount owed to them as the first lein holder.  

MLS sellers and realtors are still trying to squeeze the out of staters before they see the market is stopped.

We can already see the leaps and bounds we've made in the last 10, 20, and 30 years.

I believe that Rockland is tomorrow.http://www.easternmassreia.com/clubportal/ClubStat...Doesn't seem that the site is fully updated but in the calendar it does show Rockland for tomorrow (but don't see the next Taunton one on there).Besides that there are lot of other options.  

I am starting to see the 'creative' side of buying tho. 

No doubt you should see the houses I am building in Seaside right now.. 270 degree ocean views in LA they would be 2 to 4 million..

Roofing contractors generally need to see the roof,The height off the ground, pitch, number of ridges, guttering, dormers, number of chimney and stacks all are considered, with tear-offs they want to know if a truck can back up to the building, shrubs can be in the way, do they need a dumpster?

I do see the use of requiring a minimum credit score because you can minimize your risk with someone above a certain score, which gives insight into how well they manage their money. 

It was a very frustrating process but  Im glad I was able to see the short-sale through.