the wasserblawg

My brother, a corporate lawyer, used to carry a bag of lapel buttons with him in his attache. When one of his deals took an odd turn, he would whip one out and offer it to his opposing counsel. They bore the legend "thank you, for turning a routine transaction into a bizarre ritual" I've coveted those buttons for years. Just imagine how many I'd have to print, if I could only find a way to meet the mortgage underwriters my clients are subjected to. If there were ever an industry that specialized in the bizarre, could anyone do better than the mortgage underwriters? In the past four days, I have seen A lender demand a sales contract be modified to exclude the seller's bar stools from the transaction A lender assert that Fannie Mae guidelines require a 6 unit condo association hire a lawyer to give a written opinion that the association meets all FHA guidelines and is properly organized Another lender refuse to consider the rental income generated by a four flat und...