Ross Treakle today announced the release of his new Free HUD-1 Generator.
This is actually a program he and his brother Graham (”Mr. Banker”) released privately several months ago, limited to his social networking site subscribers.
But after having received a good deal of positive feedback from BETA testers, seems they’ve decided to open access to the [...]

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I’m completely swamped right now - gotta run out to the Memphis board of Realtors for some real estate license junk.
Ugh…
Before I run out, I just wanted to let you know about something  really exceptional.  Something I wholeheartedly and passionately endorse…
PrivateMoneyEvent.com
I’m not going to be long winded about this.  But let me say…
If getting [...]

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Here’s a spattering of articles I’ve stumbled upon this week, and found interesting, relevant and shareworthy…
“Bulk REO Properties - Is the ‘bulk’ REO deal a myth?” (The REI Brain, 7/16/08)
“I have been seeing all kinds of people saying lately that they are “bulk reo property” buyers. Then they go on to say that they have [...]

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I first heard about all the fuss with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday while at Shaun McCloskey’s short sale bootcamp.
Someone had mentioned it, after catching a glimpes of the news on a break.
Now that I’m back in town I’ve done a little reading up on what’s going on.
Veeeeery interesting.  It’s gonna be pretty [...]

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Indymac Bank, one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the U.S., was shut down by the feds today.
No, I’m not jumping on the “sky is falling” bandwagon here.  But this is still big stuff, folks.

It’s the fifth FDIC-insured failure of the year,
the biggest bank failure of the housing downturn to date, and
the second-largest bank [...]

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Many of you know I used to work alongside Steve Cook at FlippingHomes.com
Though I’ve moved on from my role as the “Flipping Homes 2.0″ guy, my opinion of Steve’s education is unwavering.
When it comes to learning the ins and outs of flipping houses (whether fixing-and-flipping or wholesaling) you just can’t beat Steve’s stuff. It’s the [...]

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The Transparent Real Estate blog first alerted me last week to the fact that Shaq “The Diesel” O’Neal is getting into the preforeclosure investing biz.
That’s right.  Henceforth we the fellowship of real estate entrepreneurs shall call The Shaq our bretheren.
Apparently O’Neal wants to buy the mortgages of Orlando residents facing foreclosure, then hand out new [...]

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This is another handful of interesting articles and tidbits I’ve stumbled upon in the last week or so. I found them fascinating, informative or down right entertaining and thought you might also.
Enjoy…
Tenant File 6.0 Property Mgmt Software Review (A Video Review)
My buddy Trevor at The REI Brain did a a great little review of this [...]

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Did you hear about the new FHA waiver suspending the 90-day no-flip rule?
I first caught wind of it Friday through a forum post, then again on Cory’s blog and on CNN.
The CNN article says…
“The Bush administration is temporarily suspending a 5-year-old rule intended to deter property flippers, as part of an effort to help speed [...]

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Just a handful of interesting articles and tidbits I’ve stumbled upon in the last week or so. I found them interesting and thought you might as well…
At What Point Should You Hire Help?
An excellent post from Shaun McCloskey featuring a short interview with one of his students.
“I just got off the phone with a [...]

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