Needless to say, with a lot of determination, much muttering under my breath, and a lot of "what the heck were you thinking" comments running through my mind, I managed to pull it off.  

If it doesn't work then at the 11th hour pull the trigger on a reverse for that first property.  

Looking for a contractor to level a pier and beam and pull the permit.

I just default back to what I do were I can open escrow without a contract and with a phone call.. but that's because of the volume of bizz I do with title company .. and our title plants are digital.. so running a title search is not as big an issue like it is in many east coast states I work in.. were they have to actually hire a title abstractor to physically pull title.. ( old school :))

Hey BP Friends! This is my first BP post. I'm negotiating the purchase of a fixer upper duplex. Motivated Seller is asking 55k. Said he would reduce it to 50k (before he knew about the basement issue) Basement wall/fo...

It's has motivated me to pull the trigger on this adventure.

As far as earnest money from the seller, most gurus tell you to put $10 down, but I honestly feel some buyers might not take me seriously if I were to pull out a $10 bill at the end of negotiating a contract, so I was thinking of going with $100.

Terence Williams I just completed a rehab of a bank-owned property, so I can definitely give you some insight into how it all works:When you buy the property, you buy it "as-is/as-seen,"of course, so make sure you do your due diligence and take all the necessary steps to protect yourself before pulling the trigger.

Must be able to pull permits.Mostly remodel work, some new construction..

The title company can pull that satisfaction from record once recorded and all should be good.