Dennis Fassett

Another article, this time from the Associated Press. I have added the emphasis. Detroit had top foreclosure rate in ’07 By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer Wed Feb 13, 6:28 AM ET LOS ANGELES – The Detroit area, hit hard by the double-whammy of unemployment and a slumping housing market, had the highest foreclosure rate […]

I read this article this morning. I was surprised by it because I’ve been thinking just the opposite over the last six weeks, because I’ve been seeing homeowners actually giving up and throwing in the towel because they’ve finally realized the harsh reality of this market. This article demonstrates, though, just how much further we […]

I’m in the process of doing another of my cash-out refis. I just bought it last Friday, and I’m trying to set a new record and do a cash-out refi based on the appraised value in less than 30 days. I just did two yesterday – one was 42 days and the other was 55 […]

I received a couple of questions after my last post on Capital Deployment. To address one of them – no – I won’t tell you Bluetooth convertible guy’s name. I haven’t heard from him since I wrote it though. I was wondering why my email spam traffic was down 30%. The relevant questions were on […]

As I have mentioned in prior posts, the most difficult part of this real estate business used to be finding the really great deals. I remember just 14 short months ago how I lost two consecutive deals because I ended up getting outbid on both, and that the prices of both of those properties had […]

I bought another house last week. On my lunch break. An hour and 20 minutes out and back. Yes – I’d like the Chicken Fillet with extra tomatoes and a large diet Pepsi. Make that to go. Oh – and throw in a 3 bedroom bungalow with appliances and a finished basement too. I got […]