I have bought a property myself and also helped 4 investors/owner occupants secure properties on Hubzu.

(b) The residents and owner of such property shall be jointly responsible for ensuring that such notice is not removed or defaced and it shall be a Code violation carrying a penalty of a minimum, mandatory $100.00 fine in addition to any other penalties which may be due ....such notice is posted in order to achieve both the security of the notice and its prominent display.Anyway you get an Orange sticker and there are increasing fines and if the tenant doesn't pay you need to.

I don't necessarily have the funds needed to secure even a cheap house but I have a pretty keen intellect, and I know there are options for folks in the same position as me.My real estate agent keeps stating she needs a pre-approval letter, then I have to fill out a bunch of paperwork and basically I'm obligating myself to buy.

Maybe we can get Michael Quarles that is an expert on this subject to weigh in.

Buy them out: Offer them money from their security deposit to move out and close up the issue and not pursue them for bad check law.2.

Most service members have a security clearance.

Your analogy of the dwindling wagon pullers vs. those hopping on the wagon was used to demonstrate the dwindling number of young workforce trying to support the growing number of elderly on social security.

I'm not the pro at it, but perhaps some lease option (lease purchase) experts will jump into this thread.

I've had sellers who decline to even have pictures of their home up or a sign in the yard...usually for privacy and security reasons.

I have been researching it a little myself and I am new and by no means an expert.