I charged my buyer an additonal $5000 just to give them the exclusive opportunity to buy it from our pool of investors and she happily agreed to that.The point is, this is the best deal I have found lately, and only 3 other offers were submitted so obivously there aren't a whole lot of realtors who know what I know.

An upside to your fears about extra wear and tear, the whole subsidized housing program is such a great deal I would "think" tenants would be cautious not to ruin the place and risk the chance of getting banned from Section 8.I plan to get started in RE, buy, fix, rent.

Generally, only a licensed contractor can file a mechanics lien, and he would have to have proof that the owner of the property actually ordered the work done; as in a signed contract authorizing the work.It could cost the tenant a whole bunch of money in a lawsuit if he filed a false lien in order to blackmail the landlord.

Find something else that does suit you.By the way I'm sure you could do the whole $300 - mls flat fee listing but I think youd have to a broker.

I did a few house flips and just never saw a way to replace my day job without a whole lot more work.

Check the neighborhood as a whole and see what the highest sales are in the last 3 months/6 months, ever.

She wants it reduced to zero and abated for the whole time she has lived there, since Oct 1st 2007.

A much more achievable IRA balance would cover me.

Let's also give credit to Congress for giving a whole bunch of money to housing counseling groups like ACORN in this Housing Bill (8/2008) -- a subject of much maligning last week when ACORN was set to receive any income from the 700 billion dollars we are dumping into Wall Street.

The relevant city or county representative would be another good person to consult.During one of my wandering around and poking around open house trips a while back, I encountered a guy who had been very involved with the whole process for the project.