I guess if a homeowner stops paying his mortgage and can live rent free then that only leaves the regular inventory to be consumed by "lots of buyers" at retail prices.Additionally, I read where BOA , Wells Fargo are doing Deeds For Lease ( Rent Back to Homeowner programs ) for now.This means that the Homeowner turns over the deed to pay a fair market rent for a year or two.

I would rather own stocks that pay a healthy dividend, utilize a DRIP, and use a trailing stop to preserve gains.

And so do the ads, because national real estate brands blast away at consumers with marketing that ranges from TV spots and local signage to search engine optimization and social media.

There is a flip side to seller financing restrictions and that is the possibility of more influence and funding by institutional/corporate broker/lenders in a billion dollar industry.Most of our financial laws appear to be a stab at consumer protection but they are often designed to limit the entry to the financial services industry by small operators, originators and brokers Pulling in the reighns has been a knee jerk reaction to fraudulent and deceptive practices by many small real estate operators and investors.

The ill effects of lbp are more pronounced where the person being exposed to it is malnourished and consuming a poor diet.

You have to stay on top without getting consumed by trying everything that comes along.

If it only affects 600,000 thousand households, and make millions more go in default in hopes of it, this will not be a healthy scenario.

I only do that on the killer deals which there doesn't seem to be many of those right now.You don't need to do the short sale yourself because that is too time consuming.

Jon,The state in which it is located could make a major difference in available consumer financing by an outside lender.

The one near me offers classes called “Evaluating Income Property” and “Affording Your First Home.”A quick Google search indicates that the University of Utah offers continuing education classes in “Consumer and Family Finance” as well as “How to Use Financial Markets to Protect Your Investment.”