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Title companies ignoring this policy will eventually (after default, claim and investigation) get black-balled from closing federally insured loans… regardless of whether or not they are aware of it.

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GO TO REDFIN,  SEARCH YOUR FAVORITE ZIP CODELOOK UP WHATEVER PROPERTY TYPE YOU WANT AND GO TO "SOLD" PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS ONLY OR EARLIER GO DOWN THE PAGE AND CLICK "DOWNLOAD ALL"IT WILL THEN PROMPT YOU TO OPEN AN EXCEL DOC- OPEN IT-FROM THERE FILTER THE PROPERTY PRICE LARGEST TO SMALLESTFIND THE AVERAGE PRICE BY HIGHLIGHTING THE ENTIRE "LIST PRICE" COLUMN OF THE SOLD PROPERTY SPREADSHEETAFTER CLICKING THE "AVERAGE" FUNCTION, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A DOLLAR AMOUNT- (BOLD THAT FIGURE) THEN GO TO THE SQUARE FEET COLUMN  AND DO THE SAME- FIND THE AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE - THEN CLICK "AVERAGE" HIGHLIGHT THAT FIGURE TOODIVIDE THE AVERAGE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF ALL THE PROPERTIES SOLD WITHIN MAX 3 MONTHS FROM THE AVERAGE FIGURED SQUARE FOOTAGE TO GET YOUR MEDIAN PRICE PER SQUARE FOOTYOU WILL USE THIS FIGURE TO DETERMINE IF A PROPERTY WITHIN YOUR PREFERRED AREA CODE IS DEEPLY DISCOUNTEDTHEN, YOU WILL GO BACK TO REDFIN AND CHANGE THE SOLD TO ACTIVE AND DO ALL THE FILTERS PER YOUR PREFERENCE- "PUT IN KEYWORD AREA- "TLC" "CASH PURCHASE" , "NO FHA" AND "UNINSURED" AS WELL AS HAD A PRICE REDUCTION - EITHER MUTLTIPLE OR AT SOME POINT WHILE IT WAS LISTED HAS A REDUCTION (THIS USUALLY MEANS SELLER HAD HIS LISTING AGENT REDUCE PRICE BECAUSE HE WANTS TO SELL QUICKLY- ) SO IF A PROPERTY YOU FIND (AND THERE ARE A LOT) HAVE HAD 3 REDUCTIONS IN PRICE AND HAS BEEN LISTED FOR AWHILE...

I tried multiple attempts and I investigated it into the refrigerator to see what was wrong with it. 

I've recently been investigating what to do with my duplex that has appreciated significantly and the potential capital gains.

I work as a Private Investigator for the state of California and a semi retired social worker of 25 yrs.

(By using ~$140k, you're indirectly referencing 25% of the 2021 conforming conventional loan limit, so I'm guessing you read $137,062 on a VA COE issued during calendar year 2021 that you came across for some reason and "about $140k" is what your brain stored)But for folks with no outstanding entitlement, that limit was tossed out the window right before COVID, one of my main wholesale lenders is doing $4,000,000 VA loans on up to fourplexes with 0% down as of yesterday (how smooth was that California military veterans relevant plug, and that keyword/SEO drop right there?

There's a very good chance they will immediately let you go because they don't want the state investigating their business.

Note it will be dragged on and investigated on your draws for them to dispense draws.