That's a way to use cash but only temporarily (my cash was only separated from me for 45 days). 

Homes are spending more time on the market and the pace of both home sales and price growth is slowing...This normalization does not necessarily mean a weakening housing market, but a return to less aggressive market conditions."

I am potentially going to buy three or more houses down there by the end of the year however I am looking at a different business opportunity at the moment that is holding me back temporarily!

I need some input for a SF specific situation that no one but those who knows the tenants laws in SF could possibly understand:I purchased a 1 bdrm TIC to live in, moved back home temporarily (so I thought) when my mother was sick, rented it to someone who knows & maxes tenant's rights laws and was grandfathered in with a lifetime lease when we went through the expanded condo conversion. 

My primary residence is walking distance to the largest employer in the city (Hospital / University (largely medical)), and I'm willing to bet anyone money that it won't go down in value as long as I live.So to summarize in general:Homes up to 150K flat or upHomes over 150K down 5-10%Homes in ideal locations have the ability to go up more than 10%My big question is:When are the commercial foreclosures coming, and what is that going to do to the weakened financial system?

It's a decent program yet I didn't think it through before the purchase.I've located several REO's but they aren't listed yet. so I just have to find out who the banks preferred agents are in the area.The next step would be finding the money to purchase REO's from my research most banks don't like dealing with assignable contracts therefore I believe Id have to have money upfront. to hold an REO temporarily and then I would wholesale it.

Before you congratulate the government for temporarily doing away with the dumb 90 day seasoning rule ... recall it was the govt. who came up with this rule in the 1st place !

It temporarily ruins your credit such that you have trouble for several months after you pay off the cards restoring a good credit score.

But, If you lost your job, even temporarily, you can’t get a loan for a new place so you stay put.

Hello everyone, I am an investor in Massachusetts targeting probate properties in the Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk Counties.I’m looking for knowledgeable and experienced licensed real estate professionals in these areas to both list my properties with and also when the situation arises refer homeowners or Estate Executors/Personal Representatives to them that are interested in listing their properties traditionally.I am not looking for referral fees of any kind and my only request is a simple one:An email of your market’s history (as far back as possible for your given market area), followed by a scheduled weekly auto-email market update with all of the activity that transpired during the previous 7 days including the following criteria: (active, active with no showing, pending, temporarily off market, settled, expired, expired then relisted, withdrawn, and withdrawn)I look forward to hearing from those interested in the possibility of building a business relationship, either through this post or a private message.Dan Dwyer