We were supposed to close at the end of the year.Well yesterday I received a call from my realtor letting me know the lady passed away.

:D I suppose it depends on what "thinking big" means for you... financially: growing my company, paying it forward, and motivating others to follow their dreams and do in life what they really want. 2.

Suppose I get my broker's license in CA.

Just curious if anyone's found it worthwhile to receive these "shadow inventory lists" of REO.While I suppose any advance notice pre-MLS is helpful, isn't the listing agent duty-bound to seek out the highest price, and isn't the buyer likely to wait until the property has hit MLS and been marketed before considering (let alone accepting) any offers?

I suppose if you offered compensation for bringing an end buyer, and I can't think of any other ways they would be useful.

She was supposed to pay a full year up front.

They generally roam from lender to lender to get the best deal at the time for their situation and move on for the next deal.This seems a bit counterproductive given that banks supposedly want to develop "a relationship" with their borrowers.

I would think that if you specified in the contract that you would return the security deposit to a specific person, and then you gave it to the other person, that it could get you into trouble if the person you were actually supposed to pay came looking for it.

Yes, that sounds exactly like what I am not supposed to do - but my lender and FHA independent building consultant are recommending the LLC option as if this is done all the time.

But I suppose they are renting for a reason and perhaps they can't qualify due to credit or other reasons.