With a complete understanding of a market you will be able to understand the shifts from buyers to sellers and vice versa and act more quickly than your competitors - Big time advantage!

When I was marooned in Ohio I would habitually drive 10 miles to another town to get my sweet tea fix (if I couldn't get home and drink it from the fridge), which wasn't great (Captain D's) but better than no tea at all!

Better price can turn a crap deal into a winner, and vice versa.

He is an USAF EOD Veteran and Vice President at The Federal Savings Bank.

The company wires the funds directly to the closing attorney's escrow account and the employee pays the taxes out of their paycheck.Recently an employee, who had enough money for a traditional 20% down payment,  had mortgage broker tell them that they would need to use and FHA loan vice a conventional 20% down loan in order to get the funds.

The same goes vice versa.But generally, it's best to go with the local expert, as he probably doesn't know a damn thing about Modesto so you will be relying on your own local knowledge of the neighborhoods, crime rates, and service providers (contractors, title company, home/pest inspection, etc.)Hope this information helps.

You can find good real estate investments in both, and, as those markets is cyclical, what is hot now, likely won't be 5 years from now and vice-versa.  

I'm the captain of it and I call it the Obvious. 

The underwriting is obviously different in every loan but I find conventional routes a little more stringent on qualifications and better terms which is vice versa on portfolio/commercial.

When I got  a job in Illinois I decided to purchase a Triplex vice a standard home.