Jerry Puckett - We will be adding a search functionality soon, and have other improvements that we will be building in.

Just search for them.USDA loans have an assumption clause most of the time.

J Scott - apparently Stephen Masek is a recognized expert in this area; see this link that appears near top of Google search results:http://www.nachi.org/forum/f21/asbestos-still-legal-dates-bans-12239/

Check with the title insurance company and have your buyer pay for a title search.

Also, a Real Estate Agent is free to use for buying and will have the more powerful tools to search - so I'd recommend using them.2.)

Motivation.You search for motivated sellers.

I think @Nick J is on that side of town, you might search for the "Phoenix Bp meetup" thread to find some others.

Also, make sure you are getting genuine military issue MREs (there are a lot of knockoffs out there...you can find more info on how to check with some online searches).

I have been searching around looking for where I want to Invest.

.)- Do a search for A rated contractors in the category (say plumbing)- Start calling (~1/3 leave voicemail, 1/3 leave message with admin, 1/3 talk to them directly)- When speaking with the contractor directly I explain the problem as best I can and ask them what they think the problem is and what it will cost to fixAfter talking to several you will probably understand your situation better, so you will be able to better explain to the next contractor and you will also have a pretty good sense of the rates they are charging.