So through a connection, I'm having dinner next Wednesday with the SEVP/CCO (Chief Credit Officer) of a local bank.

Syracuse, etc.

The Bureau’s Chief, Richard Cordray, says he is carefully weighing all factors that may undermine the housing recovery by making it more difficult for consumers to obtain credit.

If you are doing buy and hold, form an LLC with your credit partner as your chief financial officer, and you have a much greater capacity to purchase on credit without over extending.

But since it was so close, something has to be found to complain about.We need to remember that we are not looking for a Debater In Chief but a Commander In Chief!

welcome Jay.I went to school up there (not Syracuse) - Oswego!

The FDIC chief is an academic; she's never worked in the trenches and doesn't understand the real world ramifications of her simplistic recommendation.

Two associates and myself decided that after a number of years on the wrong side of the banking industry (yup, we were brokers) it was time to branch out and learn everything we could about the world of real estate.So far we've picked up three rental properties in Syracuse, NY -- a 3 unit and two 2 units.

Address: 520 CHERRY STCity: STANDISHState: MIZip: 48658Price: $69,900Agent: Not AvailableFirm: INTEGRATED ASSET SERVICES, INCBrokerage Address: 4600 SYRACUSE ST #700 DENVER, CO 80237Phone: 303-770-1976

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