Most commercial lenders are not so much concerned with the borrower's financial record and qualifications as they are about the mortgage property value.As opposed to banks, commercial lenders are able to give funding commitments in a relatively short amount of time.

I have been studying every book and audio I could get my hands on concerning Birddogging and wholesaling.

The drop in population is concerning - can you find a reason for the decline?

There are certainly many different scenarios that people find themselves in that cause them to have to default on their loan.

You are all explaining the mortgage seasoning issue and I have a feeling that the original question concerned the ownership seasoning.

When Major Disasters occur it creates fear and fear will cause folks to move this can be good or bad for your investments.I use http://www.fema.gov as an aid site to determine areas to avoid for my future investments.Let me give you an example:State of Missouri research has showed me by looking at Fema's map service in regards to tornado's for example that I may want to exercise caution in the western and northern areas of Missouri.

It pissed me off, cause I did the research and could have made from 12-24 K depending how far I went with the rehab.I blasted him and shot an email to the company owner, who called me to see what had transpired.

I assume you are paying all cash, otherwise the realtor's concern is for your loan downpayment.

i've read real estate investment material that encourages using the phrase "and/or assigns" in an offer and i've also read that you should never use this phrase because it means that the seller won't consider your offer. what is the general rule of thumb concerning using this phrase?

Possible deal-Home owner backs up to new subdivision and the subdivison is running water on to his property and it is ending up in his basemnet when it rains hard and has caused a mold problem.