My local lender asked for past 2 tax returns and still asks me for a recent pay stub every time I apply for a loan even though I now have 4 through them.One big paycheck might be easy to show (depending on your industry/pay scale)... tax returns show a better trend of your earning power.

Gives you the most power when buying.Conventional financing, then fund the rehab out of pocket.

This is your MAO or maximum allowable offer.If the seller names a price that is lower than your MAO, then more power to you.

Any "religion" that tells its people to kill anyone who is NOT a believer in their "religion" is not a religion at all, it is a CULT, a mind controlling power hungry people who have no regard for human life.Time to get a new person in the White House.

The government can be the federal government, a state government, a political subdivision, or a private organization with the assigned power to condemn.

They are not going to buy investment real estate alone because they don't know how to find good deals like I do, and they're scared of many aspects of managing the asset, but I'm not.I believe this is a very powerful approach, and yes there are some kinks to work out, but it can be tackled.

You are not going to change the current attitude by those in power.

I figure my time is better spent learning something new, or learning more about something I'm already familiar with.Some of the real estate shows I listen to are:- Real Estate Today- The Real Estate Guys Radio Show- The Real Estate Investor Show (aka Lifestyles Unlimited)- The Norris Group Real Estate Radio ShowI also listen to the following shows, though they're primary focus is not so much on real estate:- The Clark Howard Show (a great all-around show with advice on investing, travelling, consumer news and scam alerts, etc)- The Dave Ramsey Show (primarily focuses on getting out of debt - I don't agree with some of what he says, but a lot of it does make sense)- My Power Podcast (features various motivational speakers such as Zig Ziglar, Napolean Hill, Dale Carnegie, etc)I'm sure there are lots of others out there, but these are all at the top of my list.

I am a New Product Introduction Engineer working for a solar power company (MEMC/SunEdison).

Banks finally have the man power (somewhat) & want to minimize their losses.