It is common in the UK for historic reasons.

Even in the losses there is something to be gained... a new relationship, experience to make that biggerer deal work for you... just always look UP!!

If you do not need a loan that will be insured by FHA or sold into a FHA mortgage pool its compliance is much less of an issue.If you own a home and have a local banking relationship a local bank might be able to fund a construction loan for the purchase and repairs.

Any comments that I type are of PERSONAL opinion only, and should not be confused with professional investment advice.P.S.S Loki, you can go to the Energy Information Administration for historical oil prices.

Historical prices are not a true indication of the present value to the seller.To conclude I do want to push Jon's point.

Get a relationship going with a Title company.

Essentially, we have established relationships with a variety of funding sources that provide funding for a variety of both domestic and international funding projects.

this is a short sale and there r renter in paying 2,000 a month.seller say the loan officer give a adjustable mortgage rate, and cant make the payment.Seller wants me to use her friend witch is a realtor because the realtor already has a relationship with the bank.the realtor is not a listingagent nor a buyers agent he will just help me get the infor and help me submit the short sale package.

In NC the Documents always give a historical time line as to who owns what when...

CRAZYprior to this, we had a pretty friendly relationship with the LL and no other real problems.