This eliminates anything sticky down the road.

Also below are links about some Detroit's current funding and investment and where its going.Detroit to get $300 million in federal help - Sep. 27, 2013 - CNN Moneyhttp://money.cnn.com/2013/09/27/news/economy/detroit-federal-help/Ford Foundation donates money to help Detroit manage its federal grantshttp://michiganradio.org/post/ford-foundation-donates-money-help-detroit-manage-its-federal-grantsBill Pulte: From Home Builder to Detroit's Unlikely Blight Busterhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/10/09/bill-pulte-detroits-unlikely-blight-buster/Gilbert: Tear Down All Of Detroit’s Abandoned Homes At Oncehttp://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/10/01/gilbert-tear-down-all-of-detroits-abandoned-homes-at-once/Plan to eliminate blight in Detroit may top $1 billion, task force sayshttp://www.freep.com/article/20131212/BUSINESS06/312120137/Detroit-blight-Quicken-GilbertDetroit bankruptcy judge orders company to stop collecting casino revenue (Access to about $180 million a year that was flowing to creditors from its casinos)http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/aug/29/detroit-bankruptcy-judge-orders-company-to-stop-collecting-casino-revenue/http://www.freep.com/article/20130903/NEWS01/309030148/Kevyn-Orr-William-Buckfire-depositions-Detroit-bankruptcyFederal, Foundation, City and Corporate Investment Areas in Detroithttp://datadrivendetroit.org/web_ftp/Data_Mapping/InvestmentAreas.pdfThe Auto Industry Bailouthttp://useconomy.about.com/od/criticalssues/a/auto_bailout.htm

Sorry to hear that the market is getting tough for you guys.I'm wondering if the new mortgage regulations that rolled out for first time buyers will have any effect on the process -- hopefully eliminating those in the market who don't actually have the assets to be a serious investor.

If you contact them as an agent, it is expected that you have Their best interest in play, which would eliminate wholesaling it for a profit, or buying it below FMV.

It just eliminates a second set of signatures needed to open escrow.

This will make your loan go a lot faster and eliminate a lot of the "surprise" document requirements ;)

So, in my book, that eliminates most condos and townhouses.I think there's a lot of merit to SFRs over small multis.

We then evolved into trusts to hold the same as its easier to manage the holdings & (hopefully) eliminates future spousal/probate, privacy issues etc.

I needed action: the adrenaline of lots of small sales every day, so I didn't stick with it.In the current economy and with my age and skill set, I don't see a lot of opportunity for a guy like me, so by process of elimination I find myself again attracted to the prospects of real estate.

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