For instance the bank does a foreclosure date but then if the seller goes into the short sale program the foreclosure department will send a stop foreclosure to the banks attorney halting it while the short sale department considers the offer.

Dear BP community,I was wondering, where/how can i find out the requirements for the section 8 program in Philadelphia, so i could invest as least as possible into my rental property and get as much as possible from section 8?

Depending on your city/area you may have such data available from the police department or the sheriff's department.• Stable or improving job market - A property is only as good as the jobs surrounding it.

Yes, you can report him to the RE Commission, depending on what the advertising says, you could call the Attorney General's Fraud Tip Line, HUD Fraud Tip Line, and his local police department may have an internet task force as well.

The process was really good as we got this home from a wonderful person by way of a contact I made at housing department.  

Again, a grocery store may be easily converted into a retail department store type thing, but a grocery store going into a building that simply has open space can be very costly due to plumbing and food storage equipment.

It's a 6 units subdivision that has all plans approved waiting for permits to be pulled (I'll verify with the building department this week).So, those who have a better sense of market condition in the next year or so for Bay Area - Silicon Valley: what's your gut feeling about this project?

Dear Esteemed BP Community,I have recently purchased several buildings in Massachusetts that are very poorly insulated and use electric baseboard heat. 

I got a call from the Florida Department of Real Estate informing me that since I do not hold a real estate license and because I am not the owner of the house I cannot market the property for sale.I explained that I have an equitable interest in the property in the form of a contract for sale and purchase however they maintained I must remove the sign or face felony charges.  

If so, you will want to check if he pulled permits for the work - if he didn't, you could find yourself having to rip out work that he did and should have pulled a permit for (yes that really happens).Also if you are looking at it as a 3 family (or he's telling you it can be rented as a 3 family) you need to check with the building department (not the tax assessor) for the town to find out the "legal use".What excites you about this particular deal?