They used to have a code that made it easy to access but now they have a scanniing device and key bar code that gives entry and is changed often.Just ask for a listing of everything on the market over 6 months old etc.

No one can even look at your credit without the code.

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In my experience, trying to buy short sales or at the courthouse can be a beating, especially in a competitive market.As with just about any business, the key is to find a way to connect directly with distressed home sellers where you aren't competing with every other investor or first time home buyer out there.There are a lot of ways to do this - post-it note canvasing, direct mail, TV advertising to zip codes ($25 - $50 per spot), targeted internet marketing, etc.

If you provide the zip code I may be able to give you a more detailed opinion.

If not, you can get them permitted if they were done properly (a pain in the butt), or you will need to bring them up to code (also a pain in the butt).

Saying commercial loans keeps you out of RESPA and related issues but you also have the Uniform Code to deal with.

Of course, he still found something to "bust" us for, a change in the building code that year that required *lighted* switches at the top & bottom of the basement stairs.

I have been scouring a certain zip code ad nauseum for a property.

You can look up sections 7872, 1274 and 483 of the Internal Revenue Code.