I was on a webinar about short sales recently when the speaker stated that he does not attend nor try to influence the BPO. He rationale is that he feels that if he tries to negatively impact the price of the apprais...

As I am sure is the case with many investors, my residential and commercial leases continue to evolve. Changes to local landlord/tenant laws and new situations involving tenants lead to these annual updates. What chan...

Hi there Everyone I’m back again with a follow up with my previous post …Well It’s been 24 days since my last post and We had 2 open houses no showings a price Drop from $335k to $305k and still no showings and It’s b...

Market research and feasibility reports are essential for project success. This article will explain the key elements of these reports and how they can be used to evaluate project viability.
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Hi all!I'm writing a business plan for my development company. I want to describe with some specificity what the market in my area demands in a home. I have reached out to some Realtors with questions along the lines ...

Just a tip for those out there doing shortsales. The best thing that can ever happen to making a shortsale go through easilly is to influence the appraisal/BPO. This must be done in person obviously.

A realtor broug...

My recent BPO from WaMu was a drive-by, they didn't check the inside of the home.

I've been told that the next one will also be a drive-by...they don't reveal when it will be done, and there's no appointment set beca...

Hello, my name is Kelly. I have an interior design education and experience in flipping personal properties due to my husband’s many corporate relocations. Currently, we are looking at investment properties with the...

I want to solicit everyone's opinions on the timing of various aspects during a rehab. While there are some obvious efficiencies to be gained by having certain activities going on at the same time I would like to hea...

Hi All, Going through a cash out refinance for my primary property so I can use it for investment, I'd like to understand the pros and cons of the different appraisal approaches and how it can impact the appraisal of ...