Benefits: Encourages long term tenants (who will lose all credits if they move and rent from another company) and ensures that YOU will get the sale (how many times have you had a tenant buy their first home elsewhere?).

When you ask a question, the leader encourages you to go to the breakfast meetings where everyone experienced should meet and discuss things.

Try to limit the # of contingencies in the offer.Cash offer with quick closing may help, and a hefty earnest check (maybe 10-15% of the amount) will show that you are serious.Full disclosure Ingrid: I have yet to close my first REO deal (not for lack of trying) so my words are for encouragement more than expertise!

However, Fannie Mae has recently made policy changes that encourage short sales over foreclosure.

I would encourage you to search the wholesaling forums for this same topic.

What's worse is that many all too many people now believe that the real estate bust was the result of an unbridled free market run amok when in fact it was the result of the inherent moral hazard of simultaneously encouraging the "ownership society" through a Federal Reserve policy of artificially low interest rates and government bailouts, quasi-government corporations backing loans, and other tinkering to prop up an otherwise slumping market.

You will depreciate the property over the course of 40 years rather than 27.5 The reason for this is to encourage US residents to reinvest in the US rather than outside.

Of courseI can't blame Portland, but only myself.Looking for recommendations to any other cities that you have heard of that is doing pretty good.Or do you have some ideas (and encouragement) on what's working best for you.I'll look forward to hearing from you.

Increase the Curb Appeal: Encourage residents to clean up their yards and property.

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