Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Homebuyers seeking to take advantage of a government mortgage-guarantee program will have to put up more cash in some situations as officials look for ways to shore up finances at the Federal Housing Administration. “Down payment is one of the elements we’re looking at,†Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan told reporters today after a congressional hearing in Washington. “A second is the upcoming mortgage insurance premium and then other cash that needs to be brought to the table.†The FHA is also considering cutting the amount of home seller concessions a buyer can receive by half to 3 percent of the purchase price to combat inflated appraised values, Donovan told the House Financial Services Committee.

Are you even able to register for a federal EIN yet or not?

He says he pays interest on most of the loans at around 2.25%, with some costing as little as 1.65%, compared to the typical 5%-plus paid by first time buyers under the government's Help to Buy scheme.

Investing means using YOUR money, not a partner's or investor's money, get qualified legal advice before you get involved, fines can be $100,000 and/or 10 years in a federal prison!

This is my first post so bear with me.I am looking at the list of county government owned properties that are more than a year old the did not sell at the annual tax lien auction.

I like older properties and I don't like the government telling me what I can charge in rent.

On Thursday, the Toronto Real Estate Board reported that July home prices in Canada’s largest city suffered their biggest monthly drop on record amid government efforts to cool the market and the near-collapse of Home Capital Group spooked speculators.

I feel like it is riskier since the federal reserve is slowly increasing the interest rate so you can be looking at a much higher interest rate in the future.

There is no way of getting around the 30 days, it's a federal foreclosure law.  

I have heard of renting to non profits or other government programs but am not sure where to locate these options.