I expect to close on this house in the next several days--no official date yet.

2011 has been off to a chaotic start on the BP forums, as there has been a LOT of infighting, bickering, whining, and battling - especially centered around our political forums.In the 6 years that I've been running the site, I've never seen it as bad as it has been recently.With that in mind, I've decided that we're officially closing the public political forums for good.

I have read opinions from other popular real estate authors that go so far as to call serial selling in violation racketeering...crazy stuff!

Once again, I didn't hear from the tenant again on the fourth and her rent officially became late at 5pm on that day.

Get a "authorization to release information" from the seller and speak with the lender(s) to be sure you understand the loan terms and status.

How do I get tied to the deal officially?

When the lender states that they will waive the deficiency on the acceptance letter, I understand that the lender can still submit the settlement to tax authorities (state & federal).

What about our official blog?

I wanted to let everyone know that Lamar is going to be blogging with us on the official BiggerPockets blog.

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