Plus, half of the nation's 20 largest metro areas reported increases as well, led by Tampa, FL (up 64%) and Miami (53%)."

I live in one of the largest counties in metro Atlanta, and as of this minute, there are only 4 active HUD properties that are open to investors!

Sure, because as function of a new purchase you will be offering new additional collateral.

How much it will be magnified is of course a function of the rate and LTV.The best deals are on houses needing some work.

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It seems that it would be smart to look into those areas with a lot of shadow inventory/high default rates .Hard to say about those bulk package deals..I'm guessing they will be getting good deals on them...but unfortunately only the largest of investors will be able to get in on those deals as far as I can tell..

Because the non-performing loan will have the largest market discount the opportunity for high yield is present.

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Your response to the compliant filed will include an "Affirmative Defense" where as a function of answering the foreclosure complaint you ask for the court to ensure the plaintiff is the current and correct legal owner of the note and mortgage and the amount owed is correct and that no fraud during the origination took place.

A high current cash flow can be the result of a great deal - or - deferred maintenance, structural problems, declining neighborhood, functional obsolesence, etc.