If so then any amounts owed under that lien, including back dues, late fees, legal fees etc would all be satisfied by the auction proceeds.

Lynn: Most Realtors take their fiduciary responsibility to their clients very seriously.

I'm not yet a Facebooker, but I do use LinkedIn completely for business.At the same time, I do have personal relationships with some of my tenants, just like I do with some of my business clients.

I listed on MLS through entry onlyBuyer came in with agentBuyer had no written contract with agentAgent submitted formal offer to purchaseI refused---It was too lowBuyer came in with other agent and submitted a higher offerI acceptedFirst agent now says that according to MLS rules I owe first agent the commission because that agent procured the buyer and was in middle of negotiationSecond agent says that buyer was not satisfied with performance of first agentAgain, first agent had no written contract with buyerIs first agent due a commission??

The cost is built in somewhere to what they are doing.We get landlords offering free rent here for 1 year.The rent isn't free on commercial as they then have year 2 at a higher than normal rate to recover some of the lost rent and then built in escalations that are higher and more frequent than normal.Never get sucked in by a gimmick.I tell all my clients to be slow and methodical in doing a deal to avoid "knee jerk" reactions.It takes a long time to make money and a small amount of time to lose it.You also have to watch out for if they are in pre-foreclosure or not.They could be trying to collect an upfront payment with free rent and then walk.

Money from the sound of it is something your client dosent have which means its money you wont ever see.

Until you either settle or cancel with the lien removed or satisfied then I would keep the money aside to complete the deal.

How many clients do you have?

not really. i think a good inspector will catch the same things for HO or investor. a bad one will miss-inform both types of clients. just watch Homes Inspection and you will see crazy stuff inspectors miss.having said that, i never hire an inspector. i know more about houses and home improvement than 90% of them. by the time i place and offer i have already inspected the house. i put "no inspection required" and they think i am nuts. one more way to sweeten their "deal" and make them accept my offer.

The seller's attorney was THEN supposed to talk to their client about it and never did.