Hi BP, just a quick Question.Would i be able to sign the Limited Power of Attorney using Electronic Signature & handing it to the Title Company instead of giving the Real Estate Agent, as the title company is supposedly a neutral party and would not do something funny unlike "someone" who might abuse the document & replicating it.I would like to ask if HUD can accept approved package submitted using my electronic signature when bidding for Bank-Owned Properties?

In the tenant screening industry smartmove is a power house because it owns the credit report market.

Are private money lenders not in a position of power relative to the rehabber or something?

Appreciation1.Stable-or-better outlook for the economy (this one is complicated)2.Low $/sqr ft (<$50 is ideal)3.Low cost of living in the city4.Larger lot in a neighborhood with larger lots5.Diversified economy6.Non-Extreme climate7.Property doesn’t have any significant negatives (high road noise, power lines, hills, odor, etc.)8.Housing market trends must make sense9.Decent or better city to live in.10.A decent sized city or larger (maybe one of the biggest 75 MSA in the US.

@Brian Smartt , @Dawn A. is correct about me being familiar with Warren and Flint.

I've been a bit worried about their growing economic power for years.

The power of going slow is something to think about.

at the end of the day, your broker's a** is not on the line for the loan - you are.is a bank, in this market, going to bust chops about it?

They are doing this using powers granted the FED during the Depression in the 1930s.Why didn't they do it last week before the pork filled bailout was crammed down our throats?

My unique encouragement would be  to not ignore the multi-generational power of real estate investing.