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What Does Buying a Home “As is” Really Mean??

by Winston Westbrook | November 21, 2009
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The family down the street is selling their home. If you didn’t attend the PTA meeting or go to the church with the family chances are you don’t know this seller. Unfortunately in today’s market we do know the seller. We can bet that the seller of that house is one of the following:

Bank of [...]

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Cities Working Against Themselves in the Battle Against Foreclosures

by Jim Watkins | May 24, 2008

Minneapolis on the Decline: A Case Study
I have been following a fraud case that the city of Minneapolis has played a major role in. To be more exact, the Minneapolis City Council has been a driving force behind it. North Minneapolis has long been considered a high crime area and that part of Minneapolis [...]

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Sad Story of a Family in Foreclosure: Some things You Hate to See

by Jim Watkins | November 29, 2007

Note From the Editor: While a bit long, this story is one you’ve got to read. Wow!

A Home With Serious Promise
In July of 2001, I got a call from a homeowner that got one of my flyers that I left on their door. They were very interested in speaking to me, as I try to [...]

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Foreclosures

Pre-Foreclosures: You have 3 shots

by Jim Watkins | September 10, 2007

First off, let me clear up one thing that continues to confuse the masses…
There is a difference between “Pre-Foreclosure” and “Foreclosure.”
I am sure all of you have seen the advertising on various sites. “See a list of foreclosures in your area!” Over 90% of the time, they are technically a foreclosure but really they are [...]

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