That's because a second position loan is not only weak but also weakens the first position loan.

I know Portland Oregon has about zero vacancy rate  any rental put on craigs list gets 50 calls in a day.. and there is little to no subsidized housing.. all market rents with very high fico's generally.. but I have heard that higher end apartments are weakening..

Finally, the vaccine they are talking about is an R.N.A. vaccine that will turn your immune system response to overdrive which will be weakened for the months of mask-wearing so check out all the autoimmune diseases from an immune system on overdrive, let us see Crohn's, Lupus, just to name two.

Speculation Question: Does this indicate an ever-weakening surface tension of the Bay Area bubble? 

Those differ a bit between LLCs/LLPs and S-/C-Corps.Negligence weakens the armor of any business entity and leaves open the chance that someone can "pierce the veil".A lot of investors build their business entity structure with multiple barriers to mitigate their losses in such cases.Litigation is not a question of "if", it's a matter of "when".My $0.02 ...David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.

It will weaken your offer and the seller will start to have second thoughts about the deal.I've lost several deals over these types of  shenanigans.

Right now there are four marketplaces that prefund, so I will talk with them all and see if it's the same for the others.If you're right, and there is no contractual obligation on any to prefund, then it significantly weakens the protection for investors.

More than 1 failed contract will likely weaken my position when I negotiate the final (successful) contract. 

As you expect with any product on the free market, when supply weakens and you have strengthening demand, prices rise.

Try to get a 203k.If you think you landed a particularly good deal and using a 203k loan may weaken your offer too much, you can use a Hard Money Lender if the following is true:1.