Buying a Short Sale with CASH
A new trend seems to happening to folks buying short sales with cash. With a cash buyer there is no need for the property to have “value comps” to justify and approve a loan, banks can use an inflated market value BPO/appraisal to see if the unsuspecting buyer will pay more and take their “bait”. [...]
How does a HELOC affect the Short Sale
If you are about to do a short sale and have a second lien, you should be aware of what type of loan it is. Usually if the second is “purchase money” meaning the second loan was made at the time of purchase you have a chance of walking away without a deficiency. (ex. 80/20 [...]
January 2011 Foreclosure stats and median price points
Here are some stats provided by CNN last week from 10 cities across the nation. Notice Dallas and Houston both made the list. Thank goodness for the drivers that continue to move our economy forward and keep our unemployment lower than any other state. Not only that, but we have some of the most affordable [...]

