Maybe the totals year over year would be pretty identical if you factored in short sales as well.I definitely see a lot more short sales on MLS than I remember from last year.What I am seeing is a lot less of the lower priced houses (sub 100k) these days.

If their credit reports check out and don't have any flags, I may meet with them and go over the Lease Agreement.The only thing that I'm a little uncertain about, is the payroll receipts that she sent me... they look like they were typed on a typewriter or something, though every document is identical to the others in format.

The FTC mandated this from the credit bureaus in order to help prevent/curtail identity theft.

The tenant has to verify their identity to pull credit, you cannot just get their approval on your application.

As an example, dual pane windows may cost $12,000 to have installedbut if you have two identical houses except for those dual pane windowsthe average buyer will not pay an additional $12,000 for the house thathas them.

The homeowner seems very keen to work with me & I would love to be able to offer him a solution that would suit us both.For the purpose of protecting the homeowners identity I have named him Bob!!!

Just offering an opposing viewpoint.My husband and I are both Realtors and a team.We both "share" the non-gendered identity of Malok for internet purposes.I do agree though, that if someone wanted to actually conduct a transaction with another person in this forum, they would provide their relevant information in some form or fashion.

Forgive the title, but it was the title of a fantastic Real Estate Blog entry: http://hismove.com/blog/the-art-of-puking-your-business-identity-onto-the-internet/ that I came across a couple months ago.

Your offer is buried or lost - if someone sent in an identical offer right now, they likely have a better chance of getting the deal than you because it's "fresh" on the asset manager's desk.There is one other possibility.

In the State of Texas, a Land Trust is used by investors mainly to effectively mask the identity of the owner.The common reason for needing to mask the owners identity is when someone takes over the mortgage but the mortgage stays in the name of the seller.