How long does it take to close on a home from time of contract to close of escrow? 2 months . . . .4 months. . . . .6 months? Even though there are some new and positive guidelines for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, these new requirements will most likely lengthen this time frame. I also see more confusion in the real estate market and finance industry. Let’s try and put some light on these new changes.

One of the new requirements is banks, mortgage companies or lenders are required to receive a copy of a real estate purchase contract and all addendums associated with the contract prior to completing an appraisal report. Why this wasn’t a guideline from the beginning is beyond me. Any amendments to the purchase contract prior to the appraisal must be submitted to the appraisal company immediately.

Appraisals that only value a portion of a parcel are forbidden. The comparative market analysis by the appraiser has to include the entire parcel of the subject property or parcel of land. The key word here is “entire”.

Sellers beware! If you thought the foreclosed property next door in your neighborhood was not included in the market value of your home, think again. REO’s, short sales and foreclosed homes now have to be considered by the appraiser in determining the market value of your home. The appraisal companies in the past were ignoring the REO’s, short sales and foreclosures.

Third party appraisal companies who are at “arms-length” from a transaction must verify and approve any appraisal completed by someone that might have a financial interest in the subject property. It seems apparent this should have always been a guideline?

Any major repairs have to be considered in the appraisal. Now what a brilliant idea! The appraisal cannot be completed until these repairs are finished. Anyone ever heard of the FHA 203K loan?

Supervisory authorities can no longer sign off on completed appraisals without reviewing the subject property themselves. The supervising appraiser has to personally review the property before agreeing to sign off on an appraisal completed by one of their employees.

The revised Home Valuation Code of Conduct applies many changes within the industry and was meant to stop improper influencing of values as well as protect the consumer. These changes although somewhat positive will most likely add additional delays to the transaction.

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Just imagine buying a home and getting into financial trouble. You try to sell your home to no avail. So you decide to “wash your hands” and walk away. The home forecloses and all of sudden you’re served a judgment to pay thousands of dollars. This is what the new Arizona’s anti-deficiency statue addresses.

The law which takes effect September 30, 2009 prevents a bank from going after the borrowers assets, such as cars and bank accounts once the home is foreclosed upon. The statue addresses two major factors, the type of owner-occupancy and the type of loan. Based on these two type will determine if the law applies.

As for the dwelling, the home must reside on 2.5 acres or less and either a single family home or multi-plex property. It has to be a “primary” residence or at least lived in by the original owner for a period of at least 6 months. Since the law requires some form of occupancy that mean the law does not apply to homes under construction. That means there will have to be a “Certificate of Occupancy” attached to the home.

The law addresses two types of loans: “recourse” and non-recourse”. A bank or lender has “recourse” if the homeowner is liable for the entire amount due on all liens after the homes is foreclosed upon. That means the banks or lenders can aggressively pursue the homeowner for the unpaid debts through a judgment or lawsuit.

A bank or lender does not have recourse (non-recourse) other than to repossess the home. This is true when the requirements as stated above fall outside the laws parameters.

Typically, a first position “purchase money” loan is a non-recourse loan. In English, this means the loan on the home was originated at the time the home was purchased and the property was secured by a deed of trust.

A “purchase money” loan would also be considered a “non-recourse” loan. This is a 1st position loan and the entire loan was established and secured a Deed of Trust at the time of initial ownership.

When interviewing an agent to sell your home it is really important that they are knowledgeable about this new law and disclose or relay this information to the seller. Many sellers will walk away from the homes and find out they will be liable for some of this remaining debt.

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Arizona’s anti-deficiency statue goes into effect September 30, 2009. The Federal Law prohibits lenders from recovering assets against borrowers, such as autos and bank accounts, after the lender forecloses on the borrower’s property. There are key requirements that apply, to fall under this new statue.

The requirements under the new law are as follows: single family homes or duplexes on 2.5 acres or less; must be utilized for dwelling purposes (occupied or partially occupied); and construction has to be completed on the property (not under construction). If the requirements do not meet the above standards then the property does not qualify under the anti-deficiency statue.

If the property is completed and is held as an investment and only used occasionally, this would qualify under the anti deficiency statue and the homeowner would not be liable for any deficiency arising out of a trustee sale. Once the trustee sale is complete, the deed of trust does not allow the bank to look for other assets to satisfy the remaining debt.

The law addresses two types of loans: “recourse” and non-recourse”. A bank or lender has “recourse” if the homeowner is liable for the entire amount due on all liens after the homes is foreclosed upon. That means the banks or lenders can aggressively pursue the homeowner for the unpaid debts through a judgment or lawsuit.

A “non-recourse” loan means the lender cannot pursue a deficiency against the borrower or homeowner. The only recourse the lender has is to repossess the property.

Typically, a first position “purchase money” loan is a non-recourse loan. In English, this means the loan on the home was originated at the time the home was purchased and the property was secured by a deed of trust.

Some types of “recourse” liens or loans might be a Home Equity line of credit. Possibly a second position loan when the borrower received a loan for a pool. Usually second position loans use your home as collateral and were applied for by the borrower after they first purchased the home. They closed escrow originally and then at a later date borrowed money for home improvements, vacations, etc. The bank or lender then has “recourse” to pursue the homeowner for the unpaid lien through a judgment or lawsuit.

A good analogy of a “recourse” loan would be a line of credit from the bank. The bank loaned the homeowner money and used their home as collateral. This loan was acquired AFTER a Deed of Trust was initially established. Therefore the bank could pursue a judgment or lawsuit against the homeowner. One of the main reasons this law was re-addressed after being in effect since 1990, was the 2nd mortgages that were being borrowed by the homeowners and the today’s market value on a home is substantially less than what is owned of the 1st mortgage, meaning the 2nd is not getting a dime in return.

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Purchasing property via a Trustee sale has some benefits that outweigh some of the risks. Knowing the basic process is the first step in a successful winning bid and a home with instant equity.

When you purchase a home at the Trustee Sale, you are buying a lien, not a property. If you don’t do your research, you could accidentally buy a second position lien in which case you will have bought an obligation to pay off any first position lien.

Doing the proper research and having the knowledge of title will lower your risks and potential ramification. Property tax liens are more probable and less of a liability than an IRS lien. Once liens are verified then you can feel more comfortable with moving forward to the next step.

We’ve all heard the term “As-Is”. You can rest assured when buying a home through a Trustee Sale, the property will be sold “As-Is”. That means there will be no inspections, home or termite, and no buyer or seller warranties. There will also be no title insurance.

Once you win a Trustee Sale bid, there are financial requirements. First you must place an earnest deposit in the amount of $10,000 with a cashier’s check to the trustee. You also must have the remaining funds to pay the note in full within 24 hours after you win the bid. Failure to close the transaction the following day you will automatically lose your earnest deposit and possibly face additional legal ramifications.

There is really only two ways to obtain the cash needed to purchase the property. You either have the cash in the bank or you will have to use a hard money lender. Hard money lenders charge high fees and interest rates but the loan is usually for a 30 day time frame and then you can refinance at that time. Keep in mind you will need an additional down payment when you refinance the home.

Okay, now you’ve won the bid and you have a “fixer-upper”. If you’ve done your homework, most repairs will be minimal and you have a good idea of the costs to make the repairs. Common repairs are paint, carpet, and drywall. If the property requires more costly repairs you will have known this from the start. These costs were budgeted and considered before you bid on the home. Since you’re purchasing the home under market value there should still be equity in the property.

A buyer at a Trustee sale will never pay more than 70 percent of market value. A conventional mortgage will only loan 80 percent of the value in a refinance.

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it is bank owned, has been on the market about 40 days and has recently been reduced by 13k it needs a total refinish on the outside (windows, siding) including a new roof in the near future. it also needs an updated bathroom and probably a garage door and the walkways are crumbling. we really love it but can afford up to about 145k. do you think 140k would be a really unreasonable bid to start with? would you go lower or higher?
i think it was assessed at 161k probably early 2008. there was a house right around the corner in the same need of work and the asking price was 153k.

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I’ve pretty much overflown my mom’s netflix account with movies I’m interested in, which of these movies should I keep or get rid of;
We Are the Strange
Experimental Cinema / ’20s & ’30s: Disc 1 Experimental Cinema / ’20s & ’30s: Disc 2The Black Dahlia
American Psycho
American Psycho 2
Candyman
Asylum
30 Days of Night
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Funhouse
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th: Part 2
Friday the 13th: Part 3
Friday the 13th: Part 4: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th: Part 5: A New Beginning Friday the 13th: Part 6: Jason Lives
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Friday the 13th: Part 8
Jason Goes to Hell
Children of the Corn
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Valentine
The Omen
Carrie
The Rage: Carrie 2
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
The Andromeda Strain
Strangeland
Creepshow 2
Thinner
Secret Window
Vamp
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Lost Highway
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Vampire in Myth and Reality The Exorcist: Restored Version
The Exorcist 2: The Heretic
The Exorcist 3
On the Doll
Leprechaun
Leprechaun 2
Leprechaun 3
Leprechaun 4: In Space
Leprechaun 5: In the Hood
Cursed
Alien: Collector’s Edition
Alien: Resurrection: Collector’s Edition Alien 3: Collector’s Edition
Spawn: The Movie
When a Stranger Calls
Sisters
The Amityville Horror
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Gremlins
Psycho
Psycho
Lakeview Terrace
L.A. Confidential
The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition
The Virgin Suicides
Donnie Darko
Purgatory House
Child’s Play
Child’s Play 2: Chucky’s Back
Child’s Play 3
Bride of Chucky
Seed of Chucky
Beware! Children at Play
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Batman
Batman Begins
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
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Misery
Rear Window
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Serial Killing 101
Return to Horror High
Chicago
Moulin Rouge
Some Like It Hot
The Stepford Wives
Creepshow
Creepshow 3
Femme Fatale
The Boondock Saints
Suspiria
Underworld
Underworld: Evolution
Pan’s Labyrinth
A Clockwork Orange
Amelie
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Citizen Kane
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
Ghost World
House of Wax
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Nurse Betty
Ginger Snaps
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The Stendhal Syndrome
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To the Devil a Daughter
Blade Runner: Theatrical & Director’s Cut
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
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Lady Vengeance
Army of Darkness
The Evil Dead
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Trilogy of Terror
The Night Stalker / The Night Strangler The Thing From Another World
Twin Peaks: Season 1: Disc 1
Twin Peaks: Season 1: Disc 2
Twin Peaks: Season 1: Disc 3
Eraserhead
Twin Peaks: Season 2: Disc 1
Twin Peaks: Season 2: Disc 2
Twin Peaks: Season 2: Disc 3
Twin Peaks: Season 2: Disc 4 Twin Peaks: Season 2: Disc 5 Twin Peaks: Season 2: Disc 6 Twin Peaks: Season 2: Bonus Material Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers Hillside Cannibals
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Requiem
Camp Blood: 3D Horror
Scarred
From Dusk Till Dawn
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Dead Ringers
Barton Fink
Fargo
From Hell
Cry Wolf
Halloween
Prom Night
The Craft
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions 2
Cruel Intentions 3
Martyrs
Hangman’s Curse
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On visiting the official website of ApartmentFinder at http://www.apartmentfinder.com/Default.aspx, one will know that it is essentially a national publisher of local and online printed magazines suited for real estate marketing. Those looking to purchase homes can look for properties that are promoted on this site. For this, only a simple registration is required and the zip code of the region where one is seeking of properties has to be mentioned. Many licensed and insured professionals provide multiple quotes to consumers. ApartmentFinder also offers rental insurance so that consumers feel safe and secure. They also allow for the setting up of individual communication services. They also provide free credit reports to consumers that generate instant individual credit scores.

Real Estate ABC at http://www.realestateabc.com/ is a haven of consumer resources, hints and tips for mortgage borrowers, home sellers and home purchasers. It provides numerous services and articles to assist consumers in the procedure of purchasing or selling homes. Realestateabc.com offers mortgage calculators and rates, professional and accurate valuation of your home, helpful tips, realtor search, and search for homes that are available on sale. They understand the significance of purchasing a home from the investor’s viewpoint and provide them with all the necessary information and assessment. Real Estate ABC provides the opportunity of purchasing homes that best meets one’s individual and family requirements.

Eppraisal at http://www.eppraisal.com/ offers real estate market evaluation, home values, property rates and neighborhood information to consumers. As a homeowner, purchaser or even seller, you can connect with their local professionals of real estate who are available in the form of appraisers, agents, home inspectors and mortgage brokers. Eppraisal supplies information on demographics, schools, cities, rankings of the real estate market and provides home value widgets. You can also get quick links on local information, home values and while looking for a professional of real estate who can guide you in striking property deals. You can be assured of making the best investments of properties by visiting their site.

Retrove at http://www.retrove.com/ possesses a simple yet influential search interface of real estate to aid you in locating the best listing sources and information on communities almost instantly. Having a vertical search engine of real estate which indexes a finite number of listing resources, it thus focuses on human review and technology that yields the most complete, accurate and genuine results for consumers. Retrove boasts of an index of real estate that contains 12,163,321 sources of real estate. You can gain access to almost every listing in your locality. You can thus make the best financial decisions for such a significant investment. The site provides for unbiased resource listings and generates the most accurate results.

ChoiceA at http://www.choicea.com has a very impressive interface. The process for searching any property is straight-forward and the customer can view the results on a map, through a gallery or even in a list. Listing of properties on ChoiceA is rather simple and direct. It has many useful tips and hints for the real estate buyers and sellers. ChoiceA also contains the legal forms which you can download, that are state-specific to assist sellers in the process of selling a house. ChoiceA has the reputation of being an impressive FSBO site and you do not need to pay anything extra for it. The content and forms on ChoiceA are well-presented and well-organized with minimal jargons when compared to other sites.

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Fluorescent lighting is a form of electric lighting option that is based on the usage of neon gas and mercury. These produce a chemical reaction that causes the phosphor to glow and ultimately give off visible light. Depending on the amount of energy, a fluorescent light will give off a significant degree of illumination that would certainly benefit any home. If you want to know more about fluorescent lights, then this article will provide for you an overview of this topic.

An Alternative to Incandescent Bulbs

As an alternative to incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lights make a good choice for several reasons. The main advantage is that fluorescent technology is different in that it uses gas discharge and electricity to create light while incandescent bulbs rely on heat reaction. Fluorescent lights are more energy efficient and convert more of the power supplied into visible light. The luminous efficacy factor of fluorescent lights is approximately 22% and for incandescent bulbs only 10%. That is a main reason for the popularity of fluorescent lighting.

Financial Benefits

Even though fluorescent light bulbs have a higher purchase price than other bulbs on the market, it is still worth the money in the long run and has advantages. Unfortunately many are turned off when they see the price and then purchase incandescent bulbs because they are cheaper. However, that will not save them money and actually the differences in electric bills will prove it. Fluorescent lights use less energy and therefore lower electric bills.

Last Longer

Fluorescent lighting definitely lasts longer than the average incandescent bulb. It’s estimated that fluorescents have a lifespan that’s six times longer than incandescent lights. What’s more, they can be turned off and on multiple times without you worrying if they’ll quickly burn off or not.

Less Heat

Fluorescent lights also produce less heat than incandescent bulbs. This makes fluorescent lighting suitable for rooms that get too hot, workplaces with heat sensitive equipment and crowded area. However, the disadvantage is that fluorescent lights don’t make good mood lights and don’t create a decorative ambience.

Overall fluorescent lighting has many advantages, but there are still some tips for using it. It is important not to install fluorescent lights if you don’t know what you are doing and you should always use common sense when installing or repairing any kind of lighting.

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Let’s face it; the housing market has certainly seen brighter days in the past than it is right now because with the economy in the state it is, many people are battling financially. In fact, the vast majority of us have needed to make certain sacrifices in order to stay above water and prevent unwelcome guests from knocking on the door. One advantage of such times however, is that you can purchase a home below the going rate, simply because foreclosed homes usually sell for a fraction of their original value.

Foreclosed homes are homes that banks or lenders have foreclosed on because the tenants or landlord did not pay the bills on time. Sometimes they will be in pristine condition, other times they may be a wreck. Regardless the banks do not like to hold on to these homes and try to sell them as quickly as possible. After all having a foreclosed home in your system just means its taking up space.

Over and above defaulting on loan repayments, there can also be other reasons which result in a foreclosure and while this article won’t attempt to list them all, let’s just say that you could very well end up getting the deal of a lifetime. Most banks and lenders simply to want to shift these properties as soon as possible, and of course, they have numerous ways of achieving this.

The first method they have of getting rid of foreclosed homes is a direct sale. These are often marked down to 50% of their original price and the condition may vary. Again good or bad thing depending on what you get. Typically this is the lender trying to recoup some of the loses undertaken on the loans for said home. After all half is better than nothing.

The next method is to have an auction. This is where they just want to get rid of these things and the price may be dirt cheap. Some places may be damaged and in bad condition, others may be perfectly fine. It all depends on whats available and what you choose. Although auction prices are varied, not fixed. Meaning the bid can go up to the original price again if the bidder wants it.

In fact, with regards to the bank or lender, a foreclosed home sold at auction can in some cases end up being a better deal than if it had been sold by means of a direct sale. Regardless of the method by which they’re sold, foreclosed homes are becoming increasingly common simply because more and more people are finding it financially impossible to maintain loan repayments. However this shouldn’t put you off because in the vast majority of cases, if there are outstanding monthly payments, they are for the most part extremely low. Also, it is not uncommon to find a home which has been foreclosed and which still has all the furniture inside.

While it may not always be easy to win a foreclosed home which is put up for auction, it’s usually very easy getting one through a direct sale. Auctions are of course a bit tricky simply because there are also other people out there looking for that bargain of a lifetime. Above all, you need to realize that you simply get whatever’s available, so you need to exercise a certain amount of caution before committing yourself. In other words, you should essentially determine whether or not a property is in fact in as good a condition as it looks. Let’s face it; you don’t want to buy a property thinking it’s the best deal, only to find out a few months down the line that you have to spend thousands and thousands of dollars in order to get the place repaired.

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So you have decided to increase your personal wealth, and you looking at real estate a means to get there…good for you! Sometimes people get over whelmed by the amount of information that is out there on the subject. Dont let this get to you. If you invest well, you will be rewarded with returns for years.

Where to start? Well lets look at a few basic tactics for a new investor.

First things first, where to find the information? In the last several years the amount of real estate investment groups has exploded. Find a local one and attend a meeting. And dont be afraid to ask the most basic of questions.

Most of these clubs are very open with new members or any one interested in investing. So show up and mingle. Most investors love to share war stories or exchange information on purchases they have mad or services they have used.

Now dont buy anything just yet. You need to map out your “battle plan”. What type of real estate are you interested in? What are you willing to do with it? And what is your exit strategy with it?

In the beginning it is important to decide what types of properties to focus on. If you wish to buy rental properties, then focus on those. If flipping houses is in your plans, then concentrate on those types of properties. This is important because it allows the new investor to become a specialist within that area. Becoming a specialist leads to fewer costly mistakes.

Building your team is the hardest part of the whole process. You need to find good quality craftsmen who wont break your budget. Contractors, sub-contractors, plumbers, electrical guys…all of these are important. GREAT ones who do good work are harder to find then a good real estate deal. When you find one…hold on to them.

So lets say you choose to do the “fix and flip” game. People to have on your team are a contractor, electrician, plumber, and to be safe a heating/air condition guy. Now if you can find one…and the property isnt getting major work (like say a room addition) you can get away with a good handyman who does all the above.

Find a real estate agent that understands property investors and their needs and is willing to work with you on a continuing basis. An agent gives you access to property information, including the Multiple Listing Service. An agent who understands real estate investing can also find you good deals within your specific market.

Time is always a key factor in real estate investing, so always look to ways to “turn” a property in the least amount of time. A property that remains unsold or not rented is eating up profits every day it in your possession. Learn to cut the losses on properties that fail to meet their profit potential.

Are mistakes going to happen? Yes. They happen to every real estate investor…the trick is to learn how to spot them. The longer you hold on to a property the lower your profit.

In the end, the investor who runs their business in the most efficient ways will profit, succeed, and grow in real estate investing.

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Almost everyone uses the web to help them get things done, whether it’s work, shop or play. The internet has provided the world with the most amazing and rapid way to keep in touch, keep track of money and find the objects they want to buy. The real estate world has been shaken up with the economic forecast recently but now it’s got a new weapon. Web 2.0 real estate marketing is helping agents accomplish some incredible feats.

Many people haven’t even heard of web 2.0 or know what it’s all about. Web 2.0 is the next generation of the internet. It is all about the way in which we share applications, information and communication with each other. Web 2.0 has given the world something easier, more flowing to be in touch with.

Realtors using web 2.0 real estate marketing have found a way to reach out, across the world to a whole new client base. Using social networking sites as the basis of their marketing efforts, sales are starting to increase in many areas. Oddly, many realtors never even meet face to face with their clients, thanks to online communication.

Social networking sites allow you to design a personal page and post virtually any information that you’d like about yourself so that anyone and everyone can see it. Real estate professionals have found this incredibly useful. By using different words that relate to location and the properties that are on the market, realtors can create numerous pages on each and every social networking site.

Using these sites to draw interested individuals in, realtors can create far much buzz about themselves than if they only used a business website. They can also use personal pages to link to their business site, to increase business even more.

With web 2.0, you can post your properties online and let anyone take a walking tour through the building. Many realtors are getting inquires from out of country in the nation’s hottest markets. Within an hour or two of taking a virtual tour, many homes are sold, sight unseen. Never before have professionals had this flexibility to share their information.

With web 2.0 real estate marketing, the sky is virtually the limit. Homes are getting sold in areas that have seen decline for the past several years. New investors are picking up great deals all across the country and realtors everywhere couldn’t be happier. The new internet has proven that literally anything is possible with a high speed connection.

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