The problem is that the fair market value may not be clear at the time that you are attempting to identify it.

He's flown to our local trauma center where the Neurosurgeons take him into surgery to attempt to remove the cane.

I assume you have attempted to stream-line your mortgages.

I'm fairly new to this (I'm an investor looking to buy and flip short sales and attempting to buy properties at about 80% and reselling them at 100%).

I am not sure what you are attempting to do or what your goals are but,

And then when you call, ask for their customer service email so that you can follow up with an email documenting your attempt if it comes to that.

I wasn't sure how to get what I wanted out of the higher-price-point California environment.This definitely shows that I need to read a lot more on Lonnie deals before attempting one.Thanks again - this advice potentially saved me from making a costly mistake.

In my experience, appraisers will almost always attempt to use non-distressed comps -- even if it means going out a bit further or a bit farther back in time -- before they start using distressed sales for comps.So, if you have at least a few non-distressed sales that can be used as comps, you shouldn't have to worry...Again, that's just my experience, and I can't speak for all appraisers...

This will occur sometimes due to the seller's agent attempting to get some offers. if the home is not really worth their current "firm price" then the market will show that by other offers coming in lower or no offers at all.With a lower list price, the selling agent can show the bank that the current market value is lower than the price they want.There are bno forumulas for pricepoints below ask prices, the ONLY number that matters is a price that makes you money.

Look how many people have attempted flipping houses because it looks so easy on these shows...although personal responsibility plays a factor here as well.