When interest rates rise people spend more on interest and less on equity so prices stall, fall or maybe grow less quickly.Stick with Jon's initial comment.

Do an online search for "short sale processing"… It seems to be a growing business.

Having a good attorney, banker/financial advisor & CPA are excellent individuals to have in your contact list to help grow your investments and returns on investments.

As the house was unoccupied it is not the seller's responsibility (AFAIK) to list any known defects.Too late for you mom in this instance but good advice for other readers; the first time I was in this situation a friend of mine (agent) suggested I ask the bank to pay for a (American Home Shield IIRC) home warranty.

Don't just leave it laying around after you're pulled it off, or it will grow legs.Jon

For instance, if I buy the 9 unit for $215k using commercial loan for 75% of price and short-term private loan for other 25%, and I want to refi my downstroke to a permanent loan after I get the rents up to par in 12-18mos, assuming bank will only do 75% LTV on a refi I'm going to need the place to appraise for $300k in order to get my cash out or rate and term my downstroke and other costs.

The property has to be 3 acres or more, dedicated to growing timber or agriculture crops or animals.

TA, you know, i don't know what made it happen..i could call it luck but then again maybe this was that instance of a truly motivated seller and able buyer that RE gurus make the cornerstone of their bootcamps.

Which is making it near impossible to grow as now is the time in which many great deals are available in the market.

Currently i have $5,000 in investments ( i know its not much) and i want to continue to grow that.No one at my school (of about 2000 students) share the same passion as me except maybe a few exceptions.