foreclosures: Rescue Me Take Me In Your Arms...... - 02/12/08 01:06 PM
Talk about something being an oxymoron. The Feds have done it again and are proposing a a new rescue plan called “Project Lifeline”. Their plan is to let six of the biggest banks, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Countrywide Financial Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Washington Mutual Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. — all members of the so-called Hope Now Alliance over see the plan. Talk about letting the fox in the hen house. See this article
This bunch are the same people whose greed and over site brought on the mortgage crisis in the first place. … (3 comments)

foreclosures: Foreclosure Investing - Finding Your Sweet Spot - 02/09/08 11:14 PM
Foreclosure investing is a lot like tennis and golf in that tennis racquet's and golf clubs both have sweet spots and so does your real estate investing business.  Hitting the ball on the sweet spot maximizes your results.  Finding your sweet spot in real estate investing will help to maximize your profits.
To find your investing sweet spot you need to understand and monitor your local real estate market.  Even in the worst markets things are selling.  By carefully following sales you can determine the sweet spot for price, location and housing type.  It is critical to your business that you do … (5 comments)

foreclosures: Hello, I Am Your Friendly BPO Agent And I Am Here To Help You. -- Maybe! - 01/23/08 07:51 PM
As I mentioned in the previous post, you should arrive about 15 minutes before the person who is going to do your BPO. There are several reasons for this. First, you don’t want to keep them waiting for you and you don't want them going through the property by themselves, particularly if the seller is at home. Secondly you want to observe them to determine the personality type you will be dealing with.
BPO agents basically come in three flavors. The first and rarest type is the really friendly BPO agent that will ask you where you need the price to … (9 comments)

foreclosures: Investing In Foreclosures - Short Sales -Influencing the BPO - 01/19/08 08:20 AM
Well enough of Chicken Little. I do love to digress from time to time.
Influencing the BPO is the single most important factor in getting your short sale accepted. As a professional real estate investor, you must meet the appraiser or broker at the property. You need to learn how to manage the appointment. Above all remember, the number that the appraiser submits will determine if your offer will be accepted.
You need to realize that the person evaluating the property may not know the reason for the evaluation. In fact many appraisers will assume that the property is being considered … (2 comments)

foreclosures: Why BPO's Are Critical To Foreclosure Investors - 01/07/08 01:04 AM
BPO? what language is that.  Actually it stands for Broker Price Opinion and it is the key to foreclosure investors successfully completing a short sale.  Of all the pieces in the short sale puzzle, the BPO is one of the most critical to the foreclosure investor.  It will usually determine your success or failure in the negotiations. You can be the greatest at finding foreclosure and pre-foreclosure prospects.  You may put together the most beautiful short sale packages in the history of the planet.  However, if you do not fully understand the entire BPO process your chances for success are extremely … (3 comments)

foreclosures: Happy New Year - 2008 Things Are Changing In Foreclosure Investing - 12/30/07 10:47 PM
It is almost 2008 and it is time to really take a really good look at your foreclosure investng strategy for 2008.  I was reading an interesting email today from at realestateinvestor.com.  Colin, the administrator of the forum made some reall interesting points about the future of foreclosure investing in 2008.  His thoughts indicate that things are rapidly changing in the world of short sale investing. Title companies are getting tougher on underwriting short sale flips, see this Private Letter.
If you want to maintain the level of your foreclosure and short sale business in 2008 you will need to stay on the cutting edge of short sale … (2 comments)

foreclosures: Mortgage Foreclosures At An All Time High!… Who Will Clean Up The Mess? Foreclosure Investors Will!... - 12/06/07 11:39 AM
It irks me that foreclosure investors are often overlooked.  Every newspaper in the U.S and every TV station is bombarding us with the news that mortgage foreclosures have reached an all time high and that the end is near.  The Mortgage Bankers Association said that the percentage of homes that entered foreclosure in the third quarter of 2007 also hit a record at 0.78%.  That means the almost 8 out of every 100 households in this country are in foreclosure.  That is staggering.  Even more unbelievable is the fact that sub prime loans account for 43% of all new foreclosures, even … (3 comments)

foreclosures: The Best Blog for Foreclosure and Short Sale Investing - 12/02/07 04:45 AM
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