I also am a mortgage consultant specializing in investment property financing with no seasoning requirements on purchases-cash outs and refis so if your looking for investment property or relocating to texas give me a call.John BroussardJWB Financial Services

I would try and buy low like others have said, but wait for your mortgage to season and then take the cash out of your house so you have the reserves should something go wrong, also if the the value decreases you have the money in your pocket, and if it jumps up you can always refinance.

Are any of you professionals having issues with lenders requiring the seller to be on title for a minimum amount of time as a requirement for them to fund for the Buyer?

As of now prices haven’t come down much, I think sellers are holding onto the hope that the spring selling season will result in a rebound in the market.

Moreover, I've read that before networking with veteran investors you should know all of the basics, because they don't want you bothering them with questions you should easily know the answers to.A) What are the basics I should know before networking with seasoned investors and potential members of my future team?

What are the best terms I could get on a 30 year loan w. maximum seasoning of 1 year?

As long as you buy it at a legitimate price and sell it at a legitimate price, you should be ok unless your buyers are using a lender that insists on seasoning no matter what (FHA?)

100% financing for residential 1-4 units is still available, especially for full doc.6% seller closing cost is not. 2-3% is the norm for NOO properties.By seasoning requirements, do you mean the length of time the seller is on title.

We purchase paper assets either seasoned or unseasoned, performing and nonperforming using private funds to build portfolios for future sales.I look forward to your replies and helping others in the forum.James E.

Seasoned buyers will often find low comps to justify a lower price to a seller.Residential appraisals are largely based on comps.