An assistor will ask you for identifying information and provide the number to you over the telephone, as long as you are a person who is authorized to receive it.

Funny how some people failed to complain for the past 8 years when the person in charge spoke like a 5th grade educated hillbilly (no offense to hillbillies), but now are terrified when it's spoken by a well-educated, well-spoken man in charge.I guess people tend to rally around those they identify with...

The tiles look white, but there is a faint pattern that you can see if you look closely.

I'm hoping to develop a talent for identifying deals.

I recently purchased a flip house in CA at a trustee sale, and have no idea who the renters are, and only one (of six) people living in the house has identified who they are, and they only provided a first name.

All of them appear to have a pattern of sexual frustration leading up to their decision making.

If anybody can suggest (or delete) other points I'd be grateful.This is really for 1-4 unit residential properties.Pre-Buy Checklist1) Demographics, ages, percentage of renters to home owners, incomes, type of jobs, type of renters2) Job centers, taxes, services, fiscal solvency, construction, renovation, land use laws, civic pride, gentrification3) Sales and rents trends, cap rates 4) Transportation, freeways, congestion, public5) Vacancy rates6) Property taxes, utilities increases, growth corridors, nearby office construction, replacement costs compare to new construction, 7) Growth in jobs, economic base, and population8) Weather patterns, natural disasters9) Building: architectural styles, materials, purpose built or conversions10) Established rental management companiesPurchase Checklist1) Inspections: property inspector, structural engineer, pest control expert2) seller disclosure statement, 3) statement of income and expenses, sellers IRS Schedule E4) Lot size and value5) Verify code compliance6) deferred maintenance7) space, view, natural light, noise8) Personal property & fixtures9) All co-owners present10) Site boundaries 11) Improvements 12) Clear title13) Deposit conditions14) Condition of property15) Escrow credit for repairs, 16) pre-closing casualty losses 17) Settlement costs18) Dates of closing and possession19) Tenants leases and rental info and their property20) Contingency clauses, environ, hazards21) Insurance22) Read all leases, check for rents levels, concessions (one month free rent etc), who pays utilities, yard care, snow removal, furniture and appliances, duration of leases, security deposits. 23) Ask tenants to confirm their terms of lease.

So no harm in contacting the bank, although you will need to identify the servicing agent for the property since it is Freddie Mac owned.You won't get this any cheaper dealing direct with the bank IMO, since the bank already has assigned it to an agent (very likely the bank isn't going to sell it directly to anybody once they engage an agent).As with all REO properties, ALL CASH offers with no financing contingency is the best advantage you can give yourself here.

It is better to fax with a cover sheet that clearly identifies what page of the fax contains which document.

In a large city where loan officers use loan numbers to identify their borrower and can't remember what they look like, this may not, but still could, be a viable solution.