Rather then get into the dirty details (I'll let you all read for yourself), I would like to start a discussion on the big picture ramifications---here goes:- As a real estate investor and/or homeowner, how do you feel about Uncle Sam telling you what mortgage programs you can or can not use?

Hi friends, I am new to this forum.So jus to say a Hello :)Sam

Hi my name is sam im a reahaber located in pittsburgh,pa new to the site hoping to network with investors and rehabers.

I read a bunch of articles last year about the guy from flip this house in atlanta (Sam Leccema) being a total fraud, and they had a news team go through one of his rehabs that supposedly sold during the open house for a profit.

we've pretty much decided that this is what we want we want to do as we near our retirement years (don't want to rely on good old uncle sam). anyway, we are currently rehabbing our third prop. and have a little ways to go as we do most (90%) of the work ourselves. our plan is to refi once the project is completed and thus get some of our money back so that we can re-invest in other properties.

My name is Carmelita Sams from Chicago's south suburban area.I'm self-employed as a newbie investor, a candle distributor, anda portal director.Actually I tried investing a couple of years ago and lost a coupleof properties in foreclosure.

Uncle Sam will be paying back the trillions of national debt with these cheaper dollars.People are up in arms over the immigration issue.

How about uncle sam's cut?

@Arthur- You nailed it.I wrote a BP Blog post Monday about Sam Zell.He thinks that 2012 will be tuff on investors trying to refinance in a falling market.Mark, we are in for a bad year.In the mid '70's-80's, I owned rentals.

You are also correct,the more they spread the homes into the hands of smaller investors, the more it will mitigate mass movements in the market as each will have their own "plan".What is interesting in reading FHFA findings is that they are pushing for public/private money partnerships, no doubt making Uncle Sam the partial landlord in some grand socialist move.Though Carrington/OakTree just announced $415MM raised & dedicated toward the program.