He closes and figures he'll sell the old home soon, but soon enough doesn't seem to be coming.

This was because I had a unique property, and figured she would have a bucket of buyers.

Thanks for the reply-I did figure out how to do some research at the courthouse-after I did that, I found out my lender I've been using in Ca. will do a free title search for me if I use them to close the deal!

I was thinking to figure out a way to start it alone, and then, show him that no one is going to bite his head off, and maybe he will join me… What do you think, guys?

Other houses in the area that were priced 235-255 have not sold and are either now off the market or still there with no buyers...I guess I am trying to figure out if I am just wasting my time here or if there is a chance to get a good house to live in at a good price?

I figure better to have two of the same tool than none at all.

He hasn't gotten back to me with the exact figures.

I am going to school right now for my degree in accounting, I figure it can only help me in REI, and I will have my degree done in about 2 years max.

When you figure out what you could sell it for then subtract what you are buying it for and you just determined how much to charge as an assignment fee.

Go figure.....Anyway, thanks for that input noobdog1.