The funds sought to maintain a $1 share price and only invested in the safest short-term instruments available.

More and more states are requiring realtor involvement in short sale transactions (for instance Oregon and soon to be California).

I would look at all the strategies, i.e. short sales, buying REOs, Pre-Foreclosure, Note Investing, etc.

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I'm not sure if short and simple or specific and detailed is the way to go, for my letters to absentees.What do you think is most effective?

Should I concentrate on Wholesale, Default Mortgages, REO’s, Preforeclosers, Short Sales, Foreclosures, etc…..

What is the real motivation for the banker in a short sell situation, and in a forclosure situation.

As far as my real estate investing, I'll try to keep my story as short as possible.

I believe they were short sales and foreclosures.

Am I reading the newspapers correctly that the government will provide financial backing to refinancing loans at 90% of the current appraised value IF the current lienhold agrees to the short payoff and if the homeowner agrees to split any future profits 50-50% with the government??