This is to prevent the idea that shady agents take advantage of innocent, not seasoned citizens.     

I didn't just read a few articles about this subject, I was a subscriber to a site that teaches the average citizen how to research the laws pertaining to the TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act), what a servicing company can't and can't do as it pertains to foreclosures, The MERS system, Bifurcation,  and much more.

After reading a lot on RE (thanks BP) over the past year, I have decided to move to Austin (90% sure) to pursue REI sometime this year, as it is currently impossible to do here in Japan (I am a US citizen).

We're financing ours through Citizen Bank.

Hey All-I'm a senior citizen planning to retire within the next 3 years.

Thank you,Tom Camarda Tom,Citizens bank, Wells Fargo & MB Financial will all lend on sub 80k properties.

I hear all the time from investors and real estate agents to stay away from the big banks and go with local lenders, and I just want to share my own personal experience that contradicts that advice.First of all, some background information: I was a Canadian citizen working in the US since 2009 under a H1B visa, and I had built good credit and had a good stable income.

Lot can be done by private citizens and businesses. 

When NOLA flooded we had 250,000 of that city's "finest" citizens move to Houston and take up residence.

I've spoke to First Citizen's quite a bit about different investment loans and I've been very impressed with them.