Tidy up financials for fiscal year2. 100 Letters out to property owners in preparation for August3.

A lot of cash flow positive properties may influence the decision!

`(g) Appraisal Independence- `(1) PROHIBITIONS ON INTERESTED PARTIES IN A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION- No mortgage lender, mortgage broker, mortgage banker, real estate broker, appraisal management company, employee of an appraisal management company, nor any other person with an interest in a real estate transaction involving an appraisal in connection with a mortgage insured under this section shall improperly influence, or attempt to improperly influence, through coercion, extortion, collusion, compensation, instruction, inducement, intimidation, nonpayment for services rendered, or bribery, the development, reporting, result, or review of a real estate appraisal sought in connection with the mortgage.`(2) CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES- The Secretary may impose a civil money penalty for any knowing and material violation of paragraph (1) under the same terms and conditions as are authorized in section 536(a) of this Act.

The best thing that can ever happen to making a shortsale go through easilly is to influence the appraisal/BPO.

These revelations followed closely on the heels of an Associated Press story reported on August 4th by the Austin American Statesman disclosing Carona's fiscal improprieties.

Clearly you have many wonderful memories to comfort you, and his influence will be with you always.

Theres alot of influence of oil and value of the dollar, oil demand is down for the first time in decades which I believe will influence the dollar greatly.

Second if the deed is ethical but doesn't make fiscal sense,(sn't sustainable) then don't do it.

If you have a solid and trustworthy sphere of influence you're good to go, if you're new to town, you have to do some pretty humbling things to gain peoples trust.Oh, and lots of times when you tell someone you're a realtor, you'll notice that the look in their eye means that they are not interested!

Besides this strategy would fix the guys credit, I can see he is not too fiscally smart, to even balk at an interested buyer with cash is proof.