See Tim's blog here: http://economistsview.typepad.com/timduy/2015/04/fomc-snoozer.htmlIt remains to be seen just how transitory the Q1 weakness turns out to be as on the one hand bad weather back east, port strike in LA and the hits from the oil industry pullback, and on the other weakening demand world-wide, a rising dollar and people here seem to be banking or paying down debt with their energy savings instead of spending them.

I wouldn't put seller paid closing costs on anything here in Denver as there are always multiple offers on everything (in the price range I'm in) and having the seller pay closing costs will weaken your offer against the tons of people that not only aren't asking for closing costs, but are also paying cash, in a 10 day close at some ridiculous amount over the listing price.If your market is not that hot, then it might be ok to ask for closing costs.  

This is now no longer acceptable as their first response.The other key thing is that our Addendum of Clauses is split into two separate addendums instead of one.A few small points are that brackets for tv's are now considered fixtures and must stay with the property, the termite clause is weakened a bit, buyers retain complete right to terminate a contract if they are not given all the lead paint forms (This will be an issue on REO's as they often dont do any disclosures), the contract makes TOPA a little more clear in that your most previous tenant needs to be offered the chance to buy the property (DC) and the new sub section on the transfer taxes in DC, I think is going to be an issue.Im sure most of the stuff for the DC and MD contract will be similar for Northern Virginia too.

This assumes that all prices from uk to us are 1:1 and that we just happen to benefit from a very strong pound...in reality the pound is weak versus recent history (and will weaken further with impending us rate hikes).Sam: 10-12% gross yield can also be achieved in the UK.

We manage about 4,500 units and I manage the Accounting Department and have five people under me.But I have started to notice a trend in Property Management that is weakening my defense of you. 

When finished the excess water weakens the finished concrete.

Land contract, or contract for deed, is your agreement to deed the property to the buyer once the buyer fulfills the terms of the contract - essentially, the deed is in escrow.Both encumber your ownership of your property, but the land contract weakens the owners rights and strengthens the buyers. 

Being overleveraged in the face of economic weakening is a sure way to incur losses, but as the guest of podcast #3 I can tell you how it happened to me in 2008. 

If you come back with contingencies after making the bid, and having the seller counter you, you might weaken your hand, i.e. seller will think that you are not serious.That said I think the best thing you can do is to get the deal under contract (with inspection contingency) and then review all the lease documents for the residents.

Bruce Rauner appears to be dead-set against the mayor’s plan to raise the homeowner exemption.Rauner has insisted on a two-year, statewide property tax freeze as part of the package of pro-business, anti-union reforms that triggered the state budget stalemate.Signing off on Emanuel’s plan to raise a homeowner exemption that now stands at $7,000 of a home’s assessed valuation could not only undermine Rauner’s agenda and weaken his political hand.