I have written about this subject over on the Bigger Pockets News Blog for months... and the general consensus I have found is that we are headed to a double-dip and it will stay that way until unemployment stablizes.That coupled with all of the anticipated changes in Governement policy and we are in for one hell of a ride.For real estate investors... stay limber... don't be afraid to adapt to the changing conditions and keep the communications open, right here on BP, to what each of us is experiencing.

If they're are using a certain formula to figure the numbers I'll ask for an example, even if I understand it I may ask just to make sure that lines of communication is clear from the jump.

It's been sitting on the market for a while, and the price has just been reduced to 115k, but they're trying to do a short sale.So when I submit my offer, how can I communicate to the seller that he can accept my offer and allow me (well, our short sale investor friend) to do the negotiations and paperwork on his behalf?

There's a weather guy on Channel 10 in Providence that pronounces Worcester as "Wister"...not sure where he came up with that pronounciation!

That's for another post.Gotta love the open forum of communication on these subjects now.

I remember those days - hump mount Craig 8-track, Jenson Tri-Axial Speakers, 23 Channel CB with 102" whip antenna and Shag Carpet - LOL!

You need to communicate up front with your seller that you plan to put the property under contract in return for a non refundable option.

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There was some debris in the main channel that shoots the water down the toilet's throat, but nothing we tried seemed to fix the thing, so we replaced it (with a turbo-charged power-assisted water-cannon style toilet).

Again, I'm sure there were earlier communications about this, but I just wanted to show that I could prove Rush wrong in less than 10 seconds.