Buying a house

We are buying a fixer-upper house nearer to Seattle, to fix up and sell. See our previous efforts at http://housereno.wetpaint.com It has taken a lot of time, looking, deciding, then doing all the dance required to buy property, including getting a loan with no credit history, not liking loan company and starting over with a different one. The house is a repo belonging to HUD, the government branch that holds and sells repossessed houses, so they march slowly, as governments do. .