When it may have been better for home owners in default to do a short sale and be fogriven their debt by Fannie Mae in only 2 years(as opposed to 5 for a foreclosure), they spent months trying to fix the loan issues with the bank to no avail.

Maintaining situational awareness in the hood (and all the time); having a plan to identify and deal with potential threats; being trained in fighting with handguns (as opposed to target shooting); and practice are very important if you want to be safe.Why not post details of the entire incident?

Some might argue that those services are for the good of the whole, as opposed to healthcare which is targeted to individuals.

I'd love to know why you focus on long distance buyers, as opposed to the local ones?

Focus on quality as opposed to quantity..

Your questions have to do with the REAL cost of owning such properties, as opposed to buyingM Read

They just completed exterior paint, and have a contractor lined up to put on a new roof.

As opposed to my good friend Stephani who I think ROCKS!!

Hi Joe,If you are referring to BPO's on short sale investing (buy and resell immediately or buy and hold) as opposed to making offers on short sales in your local MLS, then here is what you do:Make sure you are the only person that the bank has for a contact for the BPO.

But if the city is opposed to doing what you want to do, wouldn't you rather know that before you buy?