hello to everyone. i have noticed many of you are asking about realty trac. i have to say No it has not ben helpful at all the just put properties on there with out doing any research on it what so ever. all there properties do not have the accurate info on it. they will say for example property has foreclosed to the bank and you check with public record it will tell you a different store so after wasting so much time researcher the property its just ben refinanced not foreclosed. and almost all there properties are the scenario. sad and done  its not good. i hope i was helpful. thank you and good luck 

Sadly, with my preference of my first property being in Chicago, I would still have to spend time saving for a down payment and closing costs.

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Please dont decide you want to buy a property and then find out that you cant qualify for the financing or that the property doesn't debt service, it's a waste of your time and a little sad! 

I think that's sad for the couple... they need someone to help them make good decisions.

Sadly we just don't know when it's going to turn..

Sad this is happening to that Agent, perhaps luckily for him/she if there is a good agreement in place, they can just terminate and end of story. 

However his own bio on his own website shows that he hasn't purchased a piece of Real Estate since Reagan was president (1983 - http://johntreed.com/Aboutauthor.html) Sad really that he thinks he can rate people since his last property was purchased nearly 30 years ago.

A sad statistic is a majority of professional sports players go bankrupt within years after leaving their sport.

There are good markets all over the country (though of course CA and HI are not ideal, sadly).