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California, saddled with a $40 billion deficit, is stepping up its revenue collection activities and has focused on collecting taxes from property management companies that manage residential rental properties owned by out-of-state owners.California property management companies who collect resid...
02/26/2009
Todd attended the Get Modivated Seminar in Sacramento yesterday at Arco Arena! Speakers included... Former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Secretary of State General Colin Powell, Motivational Expert Zig Ziglar, and Gold Medal Olympian Michael Phelps... just to name a few! It was a great time to spe...
02/25/2009
When rates dipped many folks took the opportunity to refinance their homes. A few weeks back we saw underwriting departments desperately trying to come up for air as more files were piled on their desk. Some Banks had underwriting turn-times of 20 DAYS for a refinance loan file. This means onc...
02/24/2009
"I would like to know what is on my credit report so I can clean it up if necessary so I can buy a home in Sacramento this year. I want to pull my own reports so it doesn't lower my score since I am not within 45 days of closing. So what I want to know is which reports matter and do lenders use ...
02/17/2009
Join us at the February Elk Grove Investor Club (Elk Grove REIA) Meeting! Do you have questions about how the local Sacramento Foreclosure Market? This month Elk Grove REIA's featured speaker is Carlos Kozlowski, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker. Carlos sold over 300 bank owned homes last year an...
02/17/2009
Todd will be providing a live Mortgage Update at the Sacramento Real Estate Investment Club! Come down and say hi! Tonight's speaker will be... Fixer Jay" DeCima "GOLD MINE HOUSES", INVESTING VS SPECULATION WHY FIXERS ARE SO PROFITABLEBoth buyers and renters want a clean attractive house to ow...
02/12/2009
As reported by Fox News ... Max Rogers, owner of Max's Gallery, Fine Jewelry & Design in Elk Grove, is giving away 100 silver heart necklances on Saturday, February 14th, to people who show both identification and proof that they've either been laid off or have lost their homes. The necklaces wil...
02/11/2009
Has Fannie Mae pulled their head out of their... sand box? What if I told you Fannie Mae is offering special financing if you buy one of their bank owned homes? Would you believe me? Well you should because it is true! Why does this benefit you? Well frankly... the terms of their offered finan...
02/10/2009
Can I get a hallelujah?As of March 1, 2009 Fannie Mae will increase their current restriction of a max of 4 financed properties BACK to 10!YOU HEARD ME RIGHT!!!!!!!!!Ahhhhhh... They finally came to their senses!Here is an exert from their announcement that came out today!Fannie Mae is committed ...
02/06/2009
This story was reported by News 10 in Sacramento yesterday... "The managing broker behind a failed mortgage operation posted a rambling essay on the company's Web site describing his years of fraudulent activity and asking for forgiveness. The seven-page essay by Christopher Warren, 27, replaced ...
02/03/2009
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Erin Newington
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