Karen Parker
US Treasury Plan on Short Sales Coming Together
Short Sales Plan closer to finalization
According to a US Treasury spokeswoman, The Treasury will soon finalize the long awaited plan to expand its incentives for mortgage companies to use "short sales" as a way to s...
Helen Chong
Who handles Freddie Mac Loan Assumption
I am currently purchasing a property that has a Freddie Mac loan assumption available with 4.82% rate, 9 years remaining and 30 years amortization. The income and LTV can cover another 2nd loan as well. I am wondering...
Jon Sullivan
Home is appraised at less then the agreed up purchase price?
Hi, I was looking for options regarding the RTO strategy, when the the bank appraises the home at less then the agreed upon purchase price at the end of your lease agreement? Thanks.
Brian Griggs
Using an inherited IRA for leverage
New investor, looking for advise on the possibility of using an inherited IRA for leveraging a property. Let me know if you have any experience in this matter.
David Ivy
March 2018 Market Report
The March 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. All signs point to an incredibly strong summer season for Austin area real estate. Last month, 2,714 single-family homes s...
Account Closed
Is this a Deal....Worth Doing??
Hey All,
I am newbie new, so my first goal is to do complete a wholesale deal. I was given reliable information on a house and need some advice on how to proceed.
The property is 4 bed, 3 bath, 1/2 finished ba...
Wayne Brooks
South Florida: Maintaing our leadership role in new Real Estate Fraud schemes
In another one of those "how could they possibly think they'll get way with this" frauds: One of our local rocket scientists set upon a scheme where he filed forged QCD's on vacant properties in foreclosure, then ...
Tyler Willis
ARE INVESTORS STILL AFRAID OF THE WEST END (ATLANTA)
Just wondering what the bigger pockets community thinks about the West End in Atlanta. And when I say "West End" I mean the historical area (Peeples, Beecher, Oglethorpe etc).
About two years ago it would be ...
Therese V.
Buying from someone you know
The area I am looking at purchasing is where I grew up and my family goes back to the early 1900s there. A family friend is thinking of selling his home and my uncle is his maintenance man and told him I am looking...
Alfred Bell
RE valuations will continue to drop.
I had said in my earlier post that prices would continue to drop and some questioned me. Here is some recent data that supports my projection.
Bloomberg: Housing Prices...