Nouriel Roubini is expecting treasuries yields to actually go down even more, so short term, we may not see much of an impact but long term, it's not going to be pretty.

:Dhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29242063/ns/business-real_estate/t/new-foreclosure-defense-prove-i-owe-you/This will most certainly be an issue for the banks, but it doesn't have nearly the impact on title companies and future resales...Btw, I think there are a few threads from 2009 and 2010 here on BP about this...

I've received an enormous, expansive education on the care and feeding of SFH's in the past three weeks.Real estate is anything but a 'passive investment.'

Of the two dozen or so REOs we've purchased, I think there was just one (maybe two) where we were told we wouldn't get a commission on the purchase because we were buying for ourselves.If the $2000 is going to impact your numbers, just deduct it from your offer price and see what happens.

This will have the greatest impact on the decision to sell or hold.Next is, "What do the numbers look like if you hold this property as a rental vs what do they look like if you flip it?"

The fact is, it takes time and effort to search for porperties, make offers, neywork and make contact with sellers, research on the internet and in person, etc, etc.I spend an enormous amount of time on the internet, phone, etc. in search of re investment deals I can buy and hold, buy/fix/sell, buy land, build, and sell, etc etc etc etc.

Our company is in the process of developing a large apartment complex in the Orlando area and we are currently trying to get some relief on the impact fees(all except education.)

That is the true spirit of Christmas and I get to continue to play Santa even though my son is way too old for that.Late last year, when it was very apparent my schedule was impacting my ability to take care of my son the way *I* thought I should...

Problem is it still impacts the averages for the neighborhood.

I would be using this for wholesaling as well as rentals and what not if that would impact any answer...