Look at countries that are much more homogeneous than ours they still find reasons to quibble, why because that's what these ideas of political parties do, you cannot expect to get anything done if you want it done "YOUR" way unless your a fidel castro, kim jun il or the likes.take your time to understand that the only constant is this world is change and without understanding that and thinking that we can keep things the way they were or bring back the good old days are a pipe dream.My only hope for anyone ruling any country or a group of people is that they educate the population; with education anything can be fixed, without education we have people screaming to burn books, latching on to words that have no meaning and again i ask you ladies and gentlemen who on here invests their money in their communities and not just their nest egg for later.

Within walking distance of a cruise ship port that brings hundreds of thousands of people to the area every year.

Can you buy a property to rent which will bring you added cash flow so you can get into a nice first home and a second rental property in 5 years?

With that being said I bring my first question to the forum.What kind of measures do bankers look for when you apply for a loan on a income producing property?

If the lender forecloses the deed of trust out of court, the lender has chosen one action and may not bring a lawsuit to recover a deficiency, which would be a second action.

You have to bring value also, no friendship can last if you only take.

Your agent should be ready to present offers, however, they are negotiating in order to bring the seller a reasonable offer while still keeping your goals in mind and keeping communication going between you and the seller.

"He's cut corners on maintenance, and left a mess" you should think.Figure out what its going to take to bring it up to market conditions.

I live in Racine County, Wisconsin and own investment property in the City of Racine, however I run/own/manage a discount residential brokerage and the bulk of my business brings me into Milwaukee.

Jon, You bring up a great point.