It's difficult to read the situation because rates are in uncharted territory so it is interesting to see the PE & Hedge funds chasing yields.If rates pop up, congress talks about reinstating mark to market, or any number of things occur things will become interesting again.I am in the camp that we are in a "oddly tight" market right now with all signs of bubble "cant lose" mentality - that being said it could go either way depending on Govt policies and bank/gse behavior.I think Tom Juhn that if it does not feel right, exercise extreme caution.

We have to stay on the contract or else HUD just puts the place back on the market and we lose our deposit and extension money.

You do not want to lose a good tenant/buyer in exchange for a non-paying trash your investment and leave type.How about this?

If you don't turn in the package on time (or at all), HUD will relist the property or offer it to someone else and you lose nothing.This is why a lot of people will say that you have 2 days of due diligence for HUD properties...as you have 2 days to get the completed package and EMD back to HUD.

Politics is NOT discussed in federal service, it may be informally amoung friends as around any water cooler, but there is a clear line in federal service and it's a quick way to lose your job.Yes, the numbers are just as accurate as any other month, and they will be adjusted as all historic data is after confirmation of the trends in a few months.

What else did you lose?

There is good money to be made in flipping houses but there is the potential to lose a lot of money if not done well.

If you have no financing contingency and, for whatever reason, the lender backs out, you will lose your EM.

On top of increasing taxes and property management costs, I did not even factor in capital reserves.Brian Nguyen, better to never invest then to invest and lose your shirt.

That way you know if you'll be losing money on the property BEFORE you buy a place with negative cashflow.