You will need to get with someone specializing in short sales to overview it for you.Oh yea....almost forgot!

i can see you're an entrepreneur huh.well prepare yourself for the ups and downs of being a noob.you're gonna get so gung ho on one thing in one week and a few days later, get hooked on something else.one week, you'll be wholesaling...definitely.the next week, you'll be buying, rehabing and selling...DEFINITELY.the next it will be buying, fixin and renting, refiing...WITHOUT A DOUBT.whatever you do, stick to your guns about one thing:MAKING A DECISION TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY!!!

You could just use a standard financing contingnecy if you want, or the option period (paragraph 26 or 27 I think), or just write in your own contingency into special provisions.

I specialize in residential single family homes between $160,000 to $260,000, with minimum 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.

Following the actual deeds not the deeds of trust (usually a warranty deed, a special warranty deed, or a trustee's or sheriff's deed in the event of a foreclosure) through the records will point you to the owner.

Dealing with hardmoney lendersWhere to draw the lineAssuming the following expenses in a Real Estate Retail Transaction from end to endBuying a property expensesPurchase price+ Acquisition Expenses (Purchasing points costs + Holding Expenses for x months(mortgage payment)+ Closing Costs)+ Rehab costs + Agent/Realtor costsProperty Re-Sale expensesResale Closing costs+ Resale Marketing+ Realtor/Agent commissionwhat are the expenses a real estate investor would expect to be ignored by the hard money lender.I mean how does the investor approach the hardmoney lender,does he include all the above expenses as the loan amount when he prepares a project plan for the Hard money lenderor does he request all of the above money (expenses) part by part from the Hard money lender,please any one explain in detail,thanks,David

Like a good investor, I am prepared to hold the house for the Congressionally approved 5 years and live in the house the last two years to receive favorable tax treatment should all of the above fail --praying all the while for a decent tenant who could actually take care of a freshly rehabbed house AND change filters AND cut the grass.

I have a question in the get go...Q) What kind of financing is available for home sellers if they want to stage their home preparing it for market?

Hi...I'm a new member, and I specialize in "peoplesearch" services (finding home owners who have gone missing).

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