From my understanding, the lead laws in Massachusetts are more stringent than most other states.

So I was thinking of offering 25K and seeing what they come back with.Since its on the MLS, I'll have to provide proof of funds and what not and probably will have to use a standard massachusetts P&S in order to even be considered.

Mind you, if you were a institutional Mortgagee, he would have several hoops to jump through before he got any type of deal/plan.

I see that there are some good reasons for hiring Realtors, and that there are some institutional reasons, reminding me of the unions of old perhaps - helpful, corrupt, etc.

A client of mine has a 3 fam in Springfield, MA that he wants to get rid of.

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Banks & CUs are not in the business of owning property.Of course that is not to say that a financial institution wouldn't exercise their option to call the loan due.This is my personal opinion and not legal or financial advice.

Hey Andrea,I know I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but I do know up here in MA there is a Registry of Vital Records that stores all the death cert's, etc.

At the moment I do not have the capital to invest in tax liens but I also know that there are institutional investors and private investors that hire people to bid on properties for them.

Some of the terminology is institutional in nature but the trade concept is flawed.