Similarly, does anyone really think that FM will get quality management to take care of their properties?

It may straighten out in the 18 months and financing won't be a problem, but if it doesn't and home values continue to decline, you may wind up with little or no equity (or worse) which means the 20% down will have to come out of your pocket plus you will need a nice clean credit history that your grandmother would be proud of.

The system works very well, and yes changing out a cylinder is a lot faster than writing this post. 10 seconds with my hands full of other stuff (as usual).The basic locks are nothing more than builder quality - but they work fine and i wouldn't trade it for anything.Ed

Making the home easy to show, keeping it clean, tidy and presentable, and working in a timely manner with your agent to provide the lender the required documents for a short sale will definitely help your case.

Now if you clean up your house, paint the inside and outside, put a new roof on it, and put new carpet in, I think we can get more like $90K sometime over the next 6 months or so.

There are extra requirements to quality once you get up over 6 loans with either agency.Happy to chat if you need any more info.

my dad just had a new well drilled for about 1,000. he only uses it for lawn irrigation as he gets county water for other purposes.not sure how deep they had to go (it's florida so water isnt too deep). as far as filtration systems, the water quality is pretty rough here in my neck of the woods. i have a sofener for my everyday water (showering, etc) and a RO (reverse osmosis) for potability. i'm a bit of a water conniseur. that's what i drink 99% of the time.i'd suggest ensuring a decent water system as bad water can really harm plumbing/piping.Good luck on tues!!!!

Commercial lenders do consider the quality of the deal, but they also consider the credit of the borrower.Mike

Safe and clean are the watchwords in the rental property business.

He came out and I watched him clean and completely service my furnace.