My answer is always (well except for that 1 time :D ) that I don't give earnest money and that its not required to make the contract valid.

Well abhyler, you may not like my answer, but MikeOH will say it if I don't!

I don't have the answers to your questions but I wanted to welcome you to Bigger Pockets- I absolutly love this site!

I could see it being their responsibility if the property went back to the lien holder instead of a bidder at the sale.This sort of thing must come up all the time....there must be a definitive answer

I hope these are reasonable questions and I wish you the best of luck with this deal.Thanks,PierreI'll update this deal after I answer your questions.1.

I did not like his tone, btw it was not the first time, even my first email to him about common stuff that he should answer for him was "too much", my first email was about the utilities because they were going to be share with another tenant upstairs...I got very disappointed and I told him that really it was better to keep going each way because I was not the type of tenant he needed and he was not the landlord I needed, I probably be too demanding for him and he will be lay back time as long I don't bother him with calls about a fridge noise (that he told me that the noise of the fridge is not constant).

Back to the courthouse answer is there someone in particular to ask for when you go there and will they just give you the phone number and address.

Jump in and answer some real estate questions when you get the time!

Rman24:The answer to your question depends solely on your strategy and what you want from REI.

The problem is that I cant really answer my phone at work.