I always imagined that my first flip would be a live in flip because it seems less risky, so I suppose I should start looking at homes that are within my budget and have some room for improvement.

The only option B of A gave them was to fax, no email.

Got 4 bids-$1.4 million$1.5 million$1.8 million$3.3 millionI shot the guy at 3.3 an email saying I think you might have a typo or calculation error, all the other bids were in the 1.4-1.8 range.

Atlisource was very slow to respond to emails and calls.

I imagine their thoughts were that they would 1) get rid of problem landlords and 2) force sales to owner / occupies at reduced prices through making properties ineligible for rent.

You will receive an email with directions on how to set up your account with us.

first thing you need to do is get the owners permission to enter the house. this can be done via email, snail mail or whatever. enter the house either with a key the owner has sent you or break in, provided you have the owners permission. the most important thing here is that the bank my have a vested intrest in the house. if it has been foreclosed on, the bank is the owner and the only owner. banks have been dropping their intrests in houses recently if it doesn;t make sense to hold on to it. when they do this, the usually file a release of lein with the county or register of deeds. if this has happened, the original owner now owns the place and you can buy directly from him. check things out first. good luck

Who in our poor can even imagine risking their life for a contaminated cup of water?

Imagine if those people had bought their houses for cash -- they could have easily lost 10%, 20% or even 50% of their "investment".

I imagine that some first time home buyers will be thinking "Last chance to buy a house before rates go up and you are locked out forever"