You would have to pull the entire file and read through the plan and approval to see if the debtor attempted to strip the loan.

If they are Fanny/Freddy approved, they can look at maps and give you the number."

Even if the seller accepts this number, which wouldn't be smart for him, the shorted lender has to approve the short sale.

The financial institution that I'm dealing with didn't bring this up during the pre-approval phase and it only came out when it went to underwriting.

I was hoping to find a distressed property I could fix up but FHA doesn't approve those generally.

Some will require your approval after a specific repair amount but the small repairs are generally done without your approval and you just receive a bill.Another thing with management companies is some will convince you that you should charge more for your property.

If these Title III changes are approved it's going to be huge for real estate funding.

Right now, our "remote" team is only semi-remote as everyone lives in MA and does a few days to a week in the office once a month.So, if they approve me for out of state telecommuting, I'm moving to the Orlando area and will look for property there and if not, I'll most likely be looking in Worcester county or somewhere else in Massachusetts that isn't Boston (which I can't afford!).

Here is my current plan (with some follow up questions I need help with): I will go get pre-approved for an FHA loan, and begin looking for a Multi-family property (preferably 4, but possibly 3 units).

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