Hello Ffom a potential REO buyer in Chicago

[Allen Tresler]

Hi Everyone, I am a new member from Chicago. I work in real estate but on the industrial side of the industry. I have been trying to buy a home from WAMU for my family to live in for some time. I was going to buy it at the courthouse but a few days before the sale I found that the finished basement had been flooded. It now has water damage and mold. It has just been turned over to the REO group. It is a great house on the upper end of the price scale but now needs lots of work. I still want to buy it and was planning to reach out to folks in this group for advice and tips on how to proceed. Sorry if i am going about this in the wrong way , any advice on where and how to post qusetions would be most welcome. Thanks