I have had literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of people through my seminars this year. I maintain contact with most of them through email, telephone or by them immediately becoming investment clients. After having witnessed the same cycles for several years now I'm ready to offer some seasoned commentary on what happens when you compare an emotional buyer to a prepared buyer. The "prepared" investor has a tendency to make us, real estate service professionals, a little nuts at first ... (more)

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There are several types of "seasoning" in real estate finance. There is "seasoning" of funds (the buyer's funds), there is seller "seasoning on title" of the property being sold and there is "title seasoning" on a property being refinanced. Seasoning simply means "the period of time which a property or asset has been under the direct control of a party". In other words how long you've had it.Many loans for purchase require that (a) the seller seasoning (how long the seller has been on the... (more)