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Brandon Johnson Asking Bank to Pay Closing Cost on REO Sale
11 October 2017 | 13 replies

Does anyone have any experience to be able to say whether a large financial institution would be less inclined to accept an offer on a bank owned foreclosure sale if the offer contained a stipulation that the seller p...

Michael Zagorsky Etiquette of using a wholesaler to find a personal residence?
1 June 2016 | 9 replies

Hi Wholesalers:Wanted to check the etiquette of this:  We are wondering what the situation would be as far as reaching out to a wholesaler with the intent of finding a personal residence to owner occupy?We have been t...

Felicia Richardson Land Purchase Down Payment
21 December 2024 | 12 replies

Hi all! Do most Lenders require 20% down on a land purchase? I've spoken with Vystar Credit Union, AgSouth and Navy Federal. They all stated 20% is needed. So I was just wondering if its the industry standard for that...

Thom H. 529 Plan options?
5 January 2013 | 11 replies

Here's a 529 plan question for the tax gurus...

I setup a 529 college savings plan for my youngest years ago. She now is in college and earned a full scholarship, so she doesn't need the 529 plan funds for her underg...

Steve Matthews I have half a million in cash - what are my options?
18 January 2017 | 28 replies

I have $500,000 cash that I'd like to deploy into real estate. I am thinking about going the turnkey route. My question has to do w/ financing. I am looking at potentially buying SFRs in the 100K range. If I were t...

Brian Webb Reserves required for financing
24 July 2019 | 13 replies

I am a newbie and haven't done a deal other than my primary home which is a long term BRRR! I am trying to get financing in place, or at least identify the institutions that I want to work with, so I spoke with the fi...

Account Closed > ONLINE FICO "FAKO" SCORES vs "MORTGAGE" CREDIT SCORES
29 March 2018 | 22 replies

A 700 credit score isn't as good as it used to be.  And those worthless Online scores are generally a lot higher that Mortgage credit scores. New Mortgage Credit Scoring  (un-official chart) 840 - 800 Extremely Good 7...

Carlos Flores BofA Exploring Large Bulk Sale of Foreclosed Homes
18 April 2012 | 13 replies

"Citing unnamed industry sources, Reuters reported late Thursday that B of A has put out word to institutional investors that it is accepting bids on up to 500 mostly vacant, single-family homes in California, Georgia...

Bryan Hancock Is There Value In Having So Many Intermediaries Between Borrowers and The Secondary Market For Mortgages?
11 July 2010 | 8 replies

Fannie and Freddie are obviously doing a terrible job of assessing risk for borrowers with their mounds of prescribed paperwork. Apparently the Danes allow borrowers to access loans via the secondary market directly w...

Carlos Flores Fed bames investors for housing bubble. Thoughts?
8 January 2013 | 24 replies

What do you think about the following AP story from The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA?

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Federal report says home-flipping drove the housing bubble

By Cristina Silva

The Associated Press

Publis...