The banks are being controlled by the government; the auto industry is being controlled by the government; Freddie and Fannie have been taken over; and on and on and on.

Seems that someone in the city government (maybe PD) had a vacant house to sell, so they used that for bait.I think it's a 100 bucks a sign.Good points, very creative bunch!

In determining which way is the best for the lender/holder/servicer, subsidies by the government for losses can not be used in that determination.

When it comes to government, like banks, common sense is not the first thing that comes to mind.

ALSO, some state laws are only DEFAULT conditions, meaning the governing documents of the property can use a definition that is different from the default state law.

-If the property has central A/C, the A/C unit must be in place and fully functional-All items governed by a county, city, or state code must be resolved-Termite treatmentsFHA 203k (all of the above plus)-All windows must be repaired and in working order.

I'm with Mark on this as well, my tenant, here in California (An ex-marine who gets government check) pays me a cashier check all the time and he is a good renter.To the issue of Section 8, there is no such thing as "Section 8 neighbourhood" I bet you that there are more than few section 8 tenant in the neighbourhood where your rental is.

It will make it much worse until the government once again backs up their buddies at the big banks when they loan to sub-prime customers and then we complete the circle!

In the first one no one bid and therefore the governments opening bid bought the property and they held it for the redemption period.

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