FEDERAL CALL TO ACTIONAs of May 1, 2009, the housing GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) no longer purchase loans from lenders "accepting appraisal reports completed by an appraiser selected, retained, or compensated in any manner by any third party."

A select group of residents wants to dissolve the HOA, but we don't feel that's a wise option.

My preference is to select the Management Company first, and pick their brains in the design phase as to what it takes to have an efficient and profitable facility.

Selecting your engineer is important, use one that has a track record in getting deals through.

Towards the end of the period a selection of Roman leaders came to so dominate the political arena that they exceeded the limitations of the Republic as a matter of course.

:cool: A view at the numbers…Democrat Health “Reform†By the NumbersJuly 20, 2009—UPDATEDHere is a compiled a list of important numbers relevant to the House Democrats’ 1,018-page “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act:â€114 million—Number of individuals who could lose their current coverage under the bill, according to non-partisan actuaries at the Lewin Group4.7 million—Number of jobs that could be lost as a result of taxes on businesses that cannot afford to provide health insurance coverage, according to a model developed by Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer$818 billion—Total new taxes on individuals who cannot afford health coverage, and employers who cannot afford to provide coverage that meet federal bureaucrats’ standards$1.28 trillion—New federal spending in the next ten years, according to a Congressional Budget Office score of selected elements of the bill.6%—Percentage of all that new spending occurring in the bill’s first three years—representing a debt and tax “time bomb†in the program’s later years that will explode for future generations$88,200—Definition of “low-income†family of four for purposes of health insurance subsidies33—Entitlement programs the bill creates, expands, or extends—an increase from an earlier draft53—Additional offices, bureaus, commissions, programs, and bureaucracies the bill creates over and above the entitlement expansions—also an increase from the discussion draft1,683—Uses of the word “shall,†representing new duties for bureaucrats and mandates on individuals, businesses, and States—and an increase of 306 mandates from the discussion draft$10 billion—Minimum loss sustained by taxpayers every year due to Medicare fraud; the government-run health plan does not reform the ineffective anti-fraud statutes and procedures that have kept Medicare on the Government Accountability Office’s list of high-risk programs for two decadesZero—Prohibitions on government programs like Medicare and Medicaid from using cost-effectiveness research to impose delays to or denials for access to life-saving treatments2017—Year Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be exhausted—a date unchanged by the bill, which re-directs savings from Medicare to fund new entitlements for younger Americans$2,500—Promised savings for each American family from health reform, according to then-Senator Obama’s campaign pledge—savings which the Congressional Budget Office has confirmed will not materialize, as the bill will not slow the growth of health care costs

That's it.As far as letting them know they are not selected, nothing.

I would say that supply will probably widen a bit during the off season, and there will be a wider selection of decent deals for a few months, but in general the banks have gotten smarter.

The fund is likely to select several, though not all, of the firms, said the sources, who have direct knowledge of the matter but asked not to be identified as the talks are confidential.

The recent Appreciation vs Cashflow thread would be my first ballot, unanimous selection ...... http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/34916-appreciation-vs-cash-flow-the-clash-of-the-titans-