Citrus is almost there.

The lender would not accept the proof of termite repair and fumigation????? so we had to sign papers that said it was never done. In the settlement report it shows a payment to the termite company so this makes no sense. We should get funding today and record...

Waiting to close

CLOSINGS TAKE LONGER NOW Any day now we should close on this rehab. Because of new trid stuff, they bothered me for ridiculous details- like why the termite repair invoice was hand done and not printed. I don’t know if this is a nutty lender or new rules....

Title companies

        I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY. There are only a few companies that actually issue title. They are Stewart, Fidelity, Chicago and North American. I think that’s all. However, there are title companies that shop the big guys, like mortgage...

redfin update

i have bitched to their tech support. They took something terrific and screwed it up. After several emails, i have figured out how to do comps the new way. It ain’t great but its doable. You can’t let them pick comps for you. They use old ones....

Stocks are scary.

As I write this, the stock market is down 400 points. Have you had enough? American investors have lost more than 7 trillion dollars in the stock market- more than was lost in the depression. If you are one of the ones who is seeing your 401k turned into a 201 k,...