Not sure how much of an influence that had on the banks decision to give us these investment mortgages.

This in turn is greatly influence GDP giving the market (both RE & stock) a false sense of security.

That probably had some influence on her decision.I say give it a shot using a small local bank.

They'll tend to have more organization, block-clubs and government influence when it comes to services/police presence/being heard when change is needed. 2) DOM is a good indicator of the seller's motivation/willingness to sell low IF the home has been on-market for a long time.

There are many variables that influence your insurance cost.

Lying or intentionally misleading an appraiser is an attempt to influence the appraisal, IMO and is a violation of law.Marketing is nothing more than legalized deceit, so long as you don't make false claims, IMO.

Depending on what your goals and strengths are will greatly influence the best strategies you should employ.I agree with Ratho, Dave Van Horn has excellent info on non-performing notes.

Exits will be irregular as some are influenced by the mortgagee and some by the borrower.

Additionally, confronting any buyer or borrower and attempting to influence them to abandon their rights can also be a problem.

If you would like to give some context as to the factors that you look at in priority order (more important factors vs. less important factors) that would be a value added conversation as well.Additionally if you would like to provide some flavor as to what kind of ranges you are seeing regarding re-performing 2nds and the factors that influence your buying decision, that would be excellent as well.