Here's to hoping it was a once in a lifetime challenge for many ;-) 

is this definitely a rule? If you have other mortgages and you want to purchase another using a fha loan the home your living in must have 25% equity in order to use the loan?The previous mortgages are NOT fha ..this ...

I have looked at houses the last 4 months and Everything I've seen that seemed like a bad deal I've either walked away or offered at least 15 percent less then the market value.

Nashville, Tennessee: 4.3 percent appreciationThat being said the last nine months have been very difficult to find deals.

I'm interested in buying a new construction in a community that is now pretty much finished.  NO more lots left.  this is in the Atlanta region.My concern is this:  when too many investors buy homes in the same commun...

Darren I look for bigger hits.... if I am going to own the asset.. so value add is what I look for or ground up construction that gives me a COC return of 100% or better per year .. then paper for that nice consistent cash flow I have not one bit of interest in non performing been there done that a lifetime ago.. too much drama..

pros/consyes, no annual fees, high percent cash back. my friends that travel lots, have 1 with annual fee, but say they have free checked bags and no international exchange fees. another friend has a homedpt card, and they get deals in the mail, they are there a few times a month.i have 3, i max out the cash backs

If I can get the down payment, closing costs, and initial improvements below 35K, I would want between a 15 and 20 percent cash on cash return.

Would like to put 35 percent down or less.

So, with the right down payment, it's possible to get a home again relatively quickly depending on the circumstances of the shortsale.Conventional is now 2 years after a shortsale, but requires some sort of extenuating circumstances and 20 percent down.