But thanks to everyone for all the advice and encouragement!

He and his partners are very encouraging and have always said they'll help out however they can, but I'm still not quite sure what area of REI is best for me so I'm not sure how to take advantage of that.

My concern is that I submitted my offer stating that I will use an FHA 203k loan and that I am a first time home buyer.Does Freddie Mac put an consideration into accepting cash offers from obvious investors or are they encouraged by the Feds to increase home ownership to current renters?

Thanks for encouraging everyone to jump on over there!

@Bill - Thanks for encouraging others to jump in and participate!

Families of Americans living in Haiti are encouraged to contact the State Department at 888-407-4747.

We all do a great job at building this community and encourage participation, we just know a sleezball when we see one :mrgreen: So, that brings the question as to why I even randomly visit those 'other' sites?

You could get lucky, but will most likely not buy any particular house.I've seen banks price houses low to encourage a bidding war.

In Birmingham they've spent a lot of time wasting time and keeping their heads way up there.All that does is encourages homeowners to do the work under the radar.

This is mostly a marketing tradition begun by the realtor industry to encourage buyers.