I was wondering in your experience, how does the FHA loan process work and what are the criteria for approval typically involved?

After a bit of studying and being on the forums and reading, we finally went to a few banks and got approved for a 500K HELOC. Now that step 1 is pretty much done, should we just jump right into looking for a property...

I'm really trying to get the ball rolling on REI. I recently found an agent (thanks to BP & she's awesome)  and asked where I should go to get pre-approved. She in turn referred me to a Wells Fargo lender. My ques...

Hi, Is there a way to get pre-approved without the bank hurting your credit score?Thank you

So I’ve recently been approved for $60,000 HELOC from the bank. I currently live in Foley AL 36535 where the housing market seems high and hard to find a deal where the numbers make sense.. what would you do with $60,...

Hello everybody, quick question. If my dad won’t co-sign as he has already done so for my older sister and since I am self employed and a student I can’t qualify for one completely on my own. Am I kind of screwed for ...

Anyone experienced in USDA? Buying a home in South Jersey area. Does USDA allow repairs? And if so, to what extent?

I am suprised that no one took Josh up on his offer of making a suggestion and starting a topic for this on the open forum.

My post to his Blog was as follows and any and all comments (good or bad) are welcome.

The ...

Last week I received a second mortgage short sale payoff for a lender and it had it did not specify me as the buyer. I did not get too excited because 2nd mortgages often do not name the buyer. Then
yesterday, I rec...

I thought it would be very helpful to start a thread where we track approved short sales and some chosen details. That way, as investors, we can better track the progress from the lender to lemnder or servicer to ser...