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Bill Schrimpf Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Wait Times
21 August 2015 | 0 replies
Anyone dealing with BK and foreclosure fallout knows about the wait times, HTH.https://www.fanniemae.com/content/announcement/sel1410.pdfhttps://www.fanniemae.com/content/guide/selling/b3/5.3/07.html"If a mortgage debt was discharged through a bankruptcy, the bankruptcy waiting periods may be applied if the lender obtains the appropriate documentation to verify that the mortgage obligation was discharged in the bankruptcy.
Robin Powell Hello - I'm a Newbie
21 August 2015 | 4 replies
I'm a licensed real estate agent in MD, currently obtaining a DC license.
Dale Williams Foreclosure under contract with a bank that does not own it
14 October 2015 | 12 replies
If they don't, do they have any basis for obtaining it via courts or other means? 
Nancy Allen Tax Lien Sales & Past Lot Rent
21 August 2015 | 7 replies
Does anyone know if the successful buyer of a tax lien becomes responsible for back lot rent once they obtain the property deed?
Anthony Greene First Ground up constrcution deal
14 September 2015 | 8 replies
Can anyone point me in the right directions as to where I can obtain public info regarding the integrity of the land. 
Mike H. Help Tenant Building Credit
16 November 2015 | 9 replies
I would think you could do the same with tenants as they would eventually possibly look to purchase and obtain a mortgage hopefully with that mortgage broker.
Umair Baig Possible First Deal
1 September 2015 | 3 replies
I obtained this lead from a mailing campaign I sent out a week ago, I dropped by the property today and while I was speaking with the seller it turns out that there are actually two properties on one lot.
Jenna Garcia Newbie from San Diego, CA
27 August 2015 | 15 replies
I am also taking courses to obtain my real estate license.
Donald Bandy New member from Las Vegas
11 September 2015 | 10 replies
This practice also shows financial stability and will help you obtain commercial financing in the future. 
Sawyer Nyquist Starting out in Dallas with $500 ....any advice?
22 December 2015 | 12 replies
hi sawyer. you are in a tough spot with the little money down. deals are out there, but with that little down, the deals will be few. let me give you a couple of ideas. first, lets state that the saying " it takes money to make money" is very true. you need money. if you don't have much cash yourself, then you need to use OPM, other peoples money. this usually requires a bank and a loan. take that $500 and put it into an account. after a month, go to that bank and ask for a $500 loan, and use the account as collateral. take the borrowed $500 and start an account with another bank. repeat the process as often as you can. at some point, use the last $500 to pay off the first $500 loan, and repeat that process. the reason being is because you are establishing good credit with several banks. pretty soon, you will be able to borrow money from these banks in larger amounts and with no collateral, thus resulting in using other peoples money. 2nd idea: a few years ago, the feds put a limit on the number of foreclosed houses banks could put back out onto the market. they did this because the flood of foreclosed houses was killing the housing market. so the bank was left with a lot of houses they literally could not put back on the market. so, they had to decide if the cost of being forced to hold onto some of the houses for an indefinite period of time was worth it or not. the ones that were not worth it, they just "dropped" off their books. they do this by just filing a " release of lien" or a " release of mortgage" with the county register of deeds. this does 2 things. one, the bank no longer has any claim to the house, and therefore, no liability either. and it also puts the ownership of that house back into the hands of the previous owner. most of these owners do not know this happened because the letter the bank sends out to them goes to the last known address the bank has for them, which is often the house that was foreclosed on, and the owner no longer lives there. you have to find the owner and by the house from them. most often, they do not want it anymore. you may be able to get these places for your $500. beware, quite often these houses have years of back taxes owed on them so do your research. ask the tax authority if you can make a payment agreement with them on the house BEFORE you buy it from the owner. use the back taxes issue as a ploy to get the owner to sell the house to you cheap. this takes time to find a house like this. i have been doing real estate investing for many years now and i have only bought 2 houses this way, but its worth the shot. i bought one like this for $2000 on a tuesday and sold it on thursday for $10,000. good luck to you.