Welcome to BP Nation Jason ... glad you finally jumped in!

WASHINGTON – May 28, 2010 – Congress has a number of bills that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) beyond it’s pre-set deadline of Monday at midnight, but the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) now says that action is unlikely before then.As a result, Realtors should once again prepare for a lapse in flood insurance coverage.After Monday, NFIP no longer has the statutory authority to issue new or renewal policies unless Congress reauthorizes the program.

The government has essentially nationalized the big banks, the auto industry, big insurance, healthcare, student loans, etc, etc, etc.

I work with dealers, park owners and lenders on a national basis and have great connections in the manufactured housing industry.

[URL]http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/06/30/house_votes_to_extend_tax_credit_on_new_home_purchases_3_months/[/URL]Did the time to close get extended?

Never forget that this forum has received national media attention and we represent ourselves poorly to new investors, non-investor observers and international investors when family dirt is drug into the office here.

If brokers and agents followed the bpo companies rules values would not be influenced at all.Having said that there are brokers/agents who get kicked out of BPO companies for this very practice.Most companies have an electronic signature form that we have to sign before submitting the finished BPO online.It says in a nutshell that we have not talked to,taken comps,relied upon ANY investor,contact,seller information etc. to influence our value and that we have inspected the property and pulled the comps ourselves.BPO companies (mills) are really tightening down the standards as they are competing against other mills for large institutional orders.The local to regional banks use brokers/agents more on a direct basis than the national banks that farm most bpo's out.

We hear on the news nation wide info, it pays to know your local market.

Welcome to BP Nation Sean ... sounds like you're building yourself a fantastic real estate foundation via course materials, your local REIA, a mentor and now BP!!

But it's much more regulated and the companies can't get away with a lot of the things that US companies do.From what I understand, the Obama plan doesn't socialize or nationalize health care--the private companies still exist, but they won't be able to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.