`(p) Enhancement of FHA Capacity- Under the direction of the Board, the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to--`(1) contract for the establishment of underwriting criteria, automated underwriting systems, pricing standards, and other factors relating to eligibility for mortgages insured under this section;`(2) contract for independent quality reviews of underwriting, including appraisal reviews and fraud detection, of mortgages insured under this section or pools of such mortgages; and`(3) increase personnel of the Department as necessary to process or monitor the processing of mortgages insured under this section.

msedwick: Values have dropped 5-10% or so in the last year according to my tax records, but in terms of sales, things are pretty much flat - no increase or decrease.

A lot of people don't like options and will tell you all the reasons they are worrisome and you shouldn't use them... but for those that understand them, they lower risk and increase the number of deals they do.

To update this thread .....A bidding war broke out on this Unit, and I was badly outbid.I put in a full price offer, was informed by my rep that I was outbid, and would I like to up my offer.Now normally I wouldnt believe this, but this time I did, and increased my offer by 5% over list.

Sorry about that, WE (meant me and him) both had missed it from the listing” (which I’ve never gotten one from him) and he rationalized it by tried to have me offsets the $45/mo by increasing the rent to my tenants to justify his negligent and inconsistence informing.

Here is a list of 10 ways to increase the value:1.

After time you can ask for an increase and then you might be able to apply for a very small unsecured line of credit.

Do not express any sympathy or worry to her, or you will increase her level of begging and threats.

He was showing how you can just use the equity in the home for the down payment of the next place, and keep doing that, while having Quality renters in paying the mortgage down, as the value of the home increases over the years, building your net worth.

If a seller likes you, the chances of your offer getting accepted at a lower price increase significantly.8.