The prices are ridiculously inflated due to over regulation, frivolous lawsuits, artificial demand due to government handouts, etc, etc......Most people in America have been unknowingly trading pay increases in order to retain their beloved health benefits for the past couple decades.

I don't think they have a bright future with the economy and government policies in place today.

As you know there are TONS of government contractors running around those parts, making a lot of money but unable to settle down and buy.

God's CountryDeborah:Very kind of you :-)Being a government and university town we have a fairly consistent rental market (2.5% vacancy ... but there are ~300 new units coming on-line in the next 18-months).

:i just spent over 2 hrs calling 8 credit unions and noone can do it. most of them are clueless as to what i was even talking about.will update, but i guess most of my lunch hour will be spent calling places trying to see if they could do it..Cheap government sponsored loans are for inexperienced investors, less than 4 (or so...) properties.

Tax liens-Typically a city or county government wants to collect all property taxes assessed on a parcel (property) right away as the government needs the money to keep operating for ( fire, police, utility companies, etc.)How the government does this is to sell off tax lien certificates.

An inactive license is not a license to conduct RE business and your actions are no longer governed by the license requirements, neither is an expired license.

Local policy will govern with the MLS under the co-brokerage agreements adopted by the Board of Realtors, they can give you guidance on how they want this accomplished.

"Market Rate" apartments are those privately owned units whose residents reported that no government subsidy is received.

LOLSorry, no escaping student government guaranteed loans through bankruptcy, they will follow you to your grave and then to your estate to pay!