You're a few steps ahead, it seems!

My accountant is good at keeping records and making my books straight but she's not up to date on the details of tax code.

So I would like to get a head start on marketing this

And the Alt-A and prime markets will be entering the fray as well - see http://blogs.marketwatch.com/greenberg/2007/12/straight-talk-on-the-mortgage-mess-from-an-insider/The continued meddling of the government in private markets does however risk undermining the integrity and inherent trust within the markets (to the extent they still exist).

if they were busy then, they must be out straight right now.has the market produced any new methods for dealing with all this?

All non owner occupied, straight up investment properties.You'll have to get creative to get something less than 20% down though.

If the owner of the fenced property put up a straight line fence from the side of your subject in both directions, I'd say they abandoned the 3' to the front and rear of the house as well as the physical encroachment, you'' be taking that later on depending when they put up the fence.

Plenty of people here will support a move like this and keep you on the straight and narrow.Yeah and think of all the great postings we'd get!

All of that building combined with the ramped up SFR construction seems a little bit ahead of itself.

If you could find a 80% LTV cash out mortgage that would be more net proceeds that a straight sale.I've invested in Pgh also, which areas do you like?