Is a transaction still considered a shortsale if it pays off the principle balance or more but is less than the banks payoff figure?

Southern California's real estate market is booming right now. It seems as if investors are buying at 85% arv or higher. What has been every ones experience lately investing in this market. I'd like to hear from inves...

Would like to hear stories (good or bad) of using CivicSource at tax sale (especially if you used a SD IRA).  The anecdotal research seems less than stellar, but since my local parish (county) insists on using CivicSo...

I was thinking about joining a company that does pre foreclosures which in fact can turn into doing a short sale. Does anyone have advice if this is too hard of a venture to persue. I know the foreclosure market is ho...

Does anyone know any good wholesale friendly attorneys in Central New Jersey? Can you explain what do I do once I have a buyer and the seller it and both parties are interested. Thank you

I have a situation that I'm confused by. I got a Property that needed some work under contract for 150k off of MLS. They came back and said the bank won't sell it for less than 168k. I would have to increase my offer ...

If a seller has the option to give (limited) power of attorney and not be physically present at the closing, are there any potential drawbacks to this? All the documents requiring signatures and notarization will be p...

I found a house that has clearly been abandoned. I did my research and I found the last owner through the county assessor. The deed states that "Jarrod" and his now ex-wife "Julie" are the owners. When I contacted Jul...

Looking for "AS IS"NY State purchase contract formI have a potential buyer for a house I put up for sale on ZillowAnyone have a good source for a NY State contract to purchase form I can fill out for them to sign?

So much for a cooling off of the Tampa area real estate market! February stats for Pinellas County (St Petersburg & Clearwater being the two major cities) were just released. Some highlights:The Pinellas County re...