http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/6122008_Green_Real_Estate_Marketing.aspThe National Association of Realtors� (NAR) presently claims 1.2 million members. We figure those are figures from 2007, pre-dating the worst of the housing free fall and that there have been many dropouts since then. Even in the best of times the divisionenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/6122008_Green_Real_Estate_Marketing.asp#8261Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:8261Alan BardwellRyan, Good point you raise. How would you answer the banks&#39; reasonable concern over the intended occupancy status?<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8261" width="1" height="1">http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/6122008_Green_Real_Estate_Marketing.asp#8260Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:8260Ryan MorrowGreat Idea howvever I work as a lender and know that banks are really questioning the motivation to down size, mostly if the home you are buying is in a similar area, they are afraid that your are buying the new home as a investement with a owner occ loan. Down sizing can be done, but be prepared to plead your case to the bank.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8260" width="1" height="1">