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Can you imagine the headaches?  HUD lists no shortage of necessary repairs, from lead paint to "wood destroying organism damage" -- the fun thing here is that with a 203k FHA loan, this home is actually eligible for HUD's $100 down payment program -- so $99 of the $100 down payment would go towar...
09/11/2008
Two borrowers asked me today if I knew of any lenders who would finance homes bought at the foreclosure auction itself.  I've been doing this for five years, and I've financed short sales and bank-owned properties, but I have no idea about buying at the auction itself.Has anyone actually financed...
01/25/2008
Ready for some mortgage-backed securities fun?Meet "Merle Hazard," otherwise known as Jon Shayne, a 46-year old money manager with a philosophy degree from Harvard. In his time off from managing $120 million from his office in Nashville, he's made himself into a country music star and sings about...
11/19/2007
I've developed a spreadsheet that does financial modeling of residential investment properties, and I'm looking for a real estate agent in the state of Missouri to help me identify the top investment properties in Missouri.I'll want someone who can pull delimited data files for hundreds or thousa...
10/29/2007
Hi all --Last week we got two bad pieces of economic data:CPI (inflation) was measured higher than expected, andNew unemployment claims were higher than expectedAs you may know, bad economic data is good news for long-term interest rates. Result? Today we're locking 30 year fixed rate mortgages a...
10/22/2007
A couple of weeks ago (October 1, 2007) I published a piece declaring inflation as a significant economic threat, just over the horizon.Today the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its figure for the Consumer Price Index ("CPI".) The CPI is the US Government's official measurement of inflat...
10/17/2007
Today I'm publishing my first audioblog entry -- click here to hear about the risk that inflation represents to your family's economy, and how to protect yourself against that risk.This is an audio file that your clients can download -- talks about the real risk that inflation poses today in our ...
10/01/2007
Hi everyoneI first heard the news on the radio this morning -- the unemployment figures came in today, showing the first job loss in four years.  Some suggest that this means we're on our way into a recession, and that the subprime mess has really glucked up the works more than we've thought.Mayb...
09/07/2007
There's an article in today's New York Times that describes psychological experiments that "prime" the subconscious mind to be more open to certain behavior.In particular, they cited one study in which laboratory assistants -- who were in on the experiment -- bumped into subject participants on t...
07/31/2007
In a comment on a previous post, Tricia Jumonville asked me if I would re-post my recipe for salad with grilled yellowfin tuna, so here goes! (click here for a printable page)GRILLED YELLOWFIN tuna salad recipe For the health-conscious folks coming to your next BBQ, try grilled yellowfin tuna on ...
07/03/2007
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