WorthQuiet, older neighborhood with lots of rentalsAsking price $48K, was marketed as a triplexI offered $30K cashDOM 7They countered $40K cash and a short closing date(10 days)I was able to do my own inspectionsDiscovered 4 kitchens and 4 bathrooms.Needs trees trimmed, roof, minor interior repairs and cleanup.Should be worth $80K-$100K when finishedI uncovered a city lien against property for grass cutting(they had to pay for)During title work a federal lien was uncovered(they had to pay for)We closed on the last possible day at 4:00pmObservations:I used a buyers agent to represent myself.

Former Federal Reserve Board Member Wayne Angel said today that the housing market decline will be the worst since the great depression.

I am a Certified Exchange Specialist with the Federation of Exchange Accomodators so if you have any questions on exchanging I would be happy to help there as well.

The Federal Government has restricted a lot of land sales by the BLM by creating disposal boundaries and builders cannot find the large tracts for master planned communities.

What they will get.As to the HUD-1 form, it is a federal form and you can look for it online.

You need to find out what protected groups there are in your jurisdication, in addition to the federal groups: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability).

Did you ever try to get the Federal government to make an exception in just this one instance?

your attorney friend sounds like an attorney. always bringing up 'issues' and saying things can't be done. can you please point me of the right direction of the federal or state law/statute that describes the punishment for breaking the 'due on sale' clause with CitiMortgage?

But while 10 might not be a magic number federally, it is still a good rule of thumb.

The chairwomen of a federal regulator said that many of the 2/28 loans started with rates that were above the Fed rate.