They scrambled and got an after the fact permit 3 months later on the panel box but now the meter is an issue and again.

Asset managers at most places get a bonus based on cleared files off of the desk and scramble for end of the year closings as banks are clearing the books from the defaulted properties.Beginning of the year the AM's are not as motivated.

It's just that owners and investors start to scramble when the sale list is published, as those properties are more likely to go to sale.

Single Family pros: Easier point of entry, less competitive market, requires lower down payment, wider pool of people when selling (you have families and investors who would want to buy your property)Single Family con: Only one source of income (if tenant decides to stop paying, you're SOL), more expensive to maintain if you have multiple SFR (If you own 3 SFR and each require a roof repair or change of HVAC, more expensive than just doing one roof repair for a multifamily)Multifamily pros: Multiple streams of income (if one tenant does not pay, at least there is another one who), greater cash flow, less overall maintenance (you only repairing one roof or one HVAC as compared to multiple if you have 3 or more SFR)Multifamily cons: Harder point of entry, more competitive market, requires higher down payment, narrower pool of people when selling (its mainly investors who scramble for multifamily)  Those are the general pros and cons of each type of property.

Then I would be scrambling to find a new lender/refinancing.

a statement that will scramble the minds of most people in the US reading it.

Point is that most here have had to scramble and think outside the box to find and finance their first real estate opportunities.  

The lender will want EVERYTHING and its a real pain scrambling to find all of it if you aren't organized. 

WE created a data base of every NOD in our 2 million pop market.. we only started working on them within about 7 days of the foreclosure and usually bought them 1 to 3 days before they went.. it was a scramble but the people once they get within 24 to 48 hours they will make a decision most of the time.. any thing short of that and its just a very slow long tedious process to just find one deal.. and remember your letter is going to be one of 50 they get... or more..

Now the rate lock expires in 6 days and I'm scrambling to demonstrate the home's value.