The idea will be to discuss local and national laws, regulations and guidelines that impact investors.

Seller to deliver marketable title and warranty deed at closing, that to the best of Sellers knowledge, no part of the property is in violation of any existing code, health or safety regulations, and is not involved in any governmental or judicial proceedings.6.

Key criteria, in my opinion, should be -1) Stable government & non-corrupt officials - carribean tax havens with glittering opportunities and such, often turn to an investors graveyard, as the government, police or local influentials can make your property (and visa, and permission to enter or trade in the country) disappear in a single phone call.

I believe there is a recent FHA guideline for refinancing underwater properties with borrowers who are current and qualify, it primarily addresses the property value with a government guarantee.

They encourage appraisers to work areas that are unfamiliar to the appraiser then they seem to encourage low ball appraisals (or high ball appraisals at other times) instead of objective information.Frankly what I did when this happened to me was to threaten to report the Appraiser to the National body that governs appraisal issues (I forget the name).

But I don't think there are any laws anywhere that say a seller can't try to influence an appraisal.Of course, I could be wrong...but I'd love to see the regulation if it exists somewhere...

Just yesterday we recieved another email from the 'former' president stating that he is "re-nouncing" his resignation as well as the VP and coming back...My question is: Given all the rules, regulations, by-laws, (etc.) that dictate how an HOA board operates...Can they resign and literally change their minds two weeks later no bubbles no troubles?

Regulations prohibit any sort of advertising or investments by strangers.

The people you work with need to be local, RE is governed by local custom as well as state and federal law.

Keith Barton,Farms and Foresting projects have different rules and regulations pertaining to that industry.Bill G.