Originally posted by "noobdog1":personally, if i'm single and/or married with no kids and i have an income that pays the bills, the following strategy sounds like a very good one.1. buy a property in an appreciating area to live in - below current market value 20% minimum.well shoot. i already messed up step 1. comps for a similar unit in excellent condition was 180k and i purchased a rehab-condition one for 157k. is there any reason why 20% is the min?

If you're serious about your comps, you'd be better off using FastWeb or something similar.

Please excuse me if I took that out of context...and it is not just your post, I just exploded at this one, but there have been other "similar" posts implying (in my opinion) that the Admin/Moderator(s) need to "babysit" each post.

I made them take out the "comps" that were not similar to my house, ie; everything that had standing seam metal roofs, granite countertops, media rooms, prewired with CAT 5, waterfront or golf course lots.

Not based on what the house down the street is listed for but what similar properties have actually sold for recently.

I'm sure a lot of other states have fairly similar systems.

The subtle "hey, thanks for stopping by, see you again soon" similar to your local convenience store.

I’ll break it down for you and give the simple explanation and I’ll show you how it’s like other types of investments (because there are similarities).

Hi;Please help me, if you can.After lasting 8 months legal case, I was left without any income, present or future , and what I saved is condominium in California, 500,000-600,000 worth, clean and free, but also this is my only home, where I am living for the last 15 years.I was talking to 4 different loan agents about my option for the loan .Local places, chosen random from Yellow Pages.Knowing my data, all of them gave to me the same loan amount for which I can qualify ($400,000) and more and less similar , very low in my opinion, payments options, basing on 30 years loan.($2200-$2500 range)However, when I checked with large banks, just filling up the application on line, with the same data , result of payment amount is even twice as much comparing with some of the estimates from places I called.Please tell me; are these small companies crooks ?

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