Posted by Brent_IL on September 08, 2003 at 21:23:36:
You want to ask, but it shouldn’t be the first thing that you hit them with. Joe Kaiser has an article in the How-to section called, “Getting on the Same Page as the Seller.” If you follow his lead, you’ll know when to ask about the amount of the liens.
If the sellers are not motivated enough to deal on price or terms, the loan balance won’t matter a whole lot.