My usual loan agent is no longer in the business, I’m looking for someone I can build a strong business relationship with.Can anyone recommend a reliable Loan Agent or Mortgage Company in SF Bay Area?

The rental market, especially in popular, coastal areas, is as strong as its ever been.

Cheap properties in strong rental markets, what's not to like?

Ideally the structure will be strong enough to support a much larger business.

SONYMA gave me a 5000 grant to cover most of the closing costs, inspection, they even filled the escrow account for me.If I sell within 5 years, I pay back the 5000, otherwise it is a gift.Yes, I am strongly considering having my father in law manage the property for 10 percent of the rents.

If you have strong verifiable wealth that will more than cover the potential losses from the loan, then they won't really care if the other 4 co-signers are losers with no income or credit.

I have a strong feeling it will be Obama.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE BUYER CONTRACT AND THE SELLER CONTRACT (as in, what would some strong key points be for the two).

I have had several investors get turned away from backs because of various resons, and these were all strong borrowers, 780 score, 20% down, plenty of reserves, etc.

I must point out that if you have followed Schiff's investment advice you have absolutely been destroyed in the last 12 months.Schiff absolutely missed the deflationary part of the collapse and believed very strong in decoupling which has not happened.