Short Sale Fraud: Avoiding Traps

Short sales – a sale in which a property is sold for less than the mortgage value to avoid foreclosure – can be a legitimate way to secure a viable investment property. But more than in other kinds of housing sales, the short sale market is especially vulnerable to...

Short Sales: A Risky Investment

Before the great housing collapse of 2008-2010, few people besides those directly involved in the real estate market knew much about specialized real estate deals such as short sales. But as mortgages collapsed and the number of foreclosures mounted, these kinds of...

Rental Insurance: Protecting Your Investment

Even in a volatile investment market, rental income property remains a relatively low-risk purchase, with the potential for long-term returns as long as tenants are in place to pay rents. One way to lower the risk on the investment even further is by purchasing rental...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – An Investor’s Best Friends?

Federal mortgage entities Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae played a major role in the housing collapse of 2008-2011, supporting a large number of the subprime loans that crashed, pushing massive numbers of homes into foreclosure. Now, Fannie Mae continues to play a major...
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