"Effective July 21, 2011, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) will be administered and enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)"

I have heard a lot about this site from my local REIA here in Tacoma, WA and thought I'd take action and see what's in store.

This ends up costing the end consumer (a highly protected class with regards to the CFPB - consumer finance protection bureau) more in the end. 

Researching hundreds of parcels this way is time consuming and no guarantees the parcel is buildable just by looking at it.3) What would you do if you had a tax lien on a house, obtained the rights to the home, but had trouble selling it?

I've heard a little bit about these consumer protection laws; essentially someone just told me to stay away from pre-foreclosures because of it.  

If for some reason they default before you have the entire deposit what would your course of action be?

Here are some general specs: 8 br/4 ba Over 4300 sf3 storiesMajority of the house outdated Lots of knotty pine ceilings and walls Unfinished basementMissing copper pipes (stolen last year out of the basement and never replaced)Roof 10+ yrs Well waterSeptic systemPond on property (large enough to paddle boat on)My plan of action is to first see if the owner will allow me to get a pest inspection that I will provide to a contractor and ask for a bid.

Based on provided information, we find that we are unable to accept your application for rental at this time.This decision was based in whole or in part on the information provided to us in a Consumer Report or Investigative Consumer Report prepared on our behalf by a consumer‐reporting agency.

First, the MLS Mobile App here automatically pulls up properties in a consumer's current location, if no filters entered, it shows the most recent Sold flag on top of the Active flag.

It also may consume most of the SD on its own.