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All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Account Closed has started 2 posts and replied 30 times.

Post: Attorney referral south suburbs of Chicago.

Account ClosedPosted
  • Orland Park, IL
  • Posts 33
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Thank you all for your recommendations. I have not spoken with Gary, yet. I have been swamped with the new projects.

Post: Executive Summary

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  • Orland Park, IL
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@Michael Mason . An executive summary is really quite simple. If you are looking for an example to use to craft your own, I could send you a heavily redacted Executive Summary we used in a SEC filing we did.

Post: Introduction

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  • Orland Park, IL
  • Posts 33
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@Mai Giang Dieu . Welcome, Mai. I know some people in the Richmond area who may be able to help you. If you would like, become a collegue and I will make some introductions.

Post: Who Pays - Burst Pipes

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  • Orland Park, IL
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@Jeff Lubeski . Jeff, you should be able to make arrangements with your propane supplier to keep the tank full. Depending on the size of the tank, and the average usage, the propane company will know how often they need to do a top-off.

I know that does not help with your current problem; however, it should prevent the same from happening in the future.

I think you are going to pay, this time.

Post: New guy from the Quad cities Area IA/IL

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  • Orland Park, IL
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@Steve Coffey . Welcome to BP. I started my REI career in Davenport in 1972. I now live in the Chicago area.

Post: Owner wants to stay after property is wholesale?

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  • Orland Park, IL
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@Hector Perez . @Patrick L. summed it up nicely. I would not close and allow the current owner to live in a house that is unfit for habitation.

Did you ask him why he/she needed more time? I have run into similar situations and, in many cases, the seller did not have enough money to move. I suspect that is the case in this situation; the seller has been living there for two years in less than desirable conditions. I would try offering them "cash for keys", and reducing the offer by an equivalent amount.

Post: Roof Sag in Flip - Inspection Issue

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  • Orland Park, IL
  • Posts 33
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Originally posted by @Andrew Joseph:
I just purchased a brick bungalow built in the 1920's. When reviewing the purchase further, I noticed that the roof had significant deflection (approx 6"-8"). When getting in the attic, none of the rafters are broken, just deflecting. I don't think there is any issue with failure given its performance for the last 90 years. I'm just wondering if this could potentially haunt me with a retail home buyers inspection. You really can't notice it from the attic, just the exterior of the house in a couple spots (valleys are the places were it deflects the most). Has anyone had an issue like this with a retail buyers home inspection coming to haunt them?
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@Andrew Joseph. I would check with the local building department; maximum deflection limits are set by building codes. Or you could have this checked by structural engineer, or architect.

The information you provided is not clear to me, however. Is the deflection (sag) in the ridge, in the rafters, or both? In any case, I agree with @Wayne Brooks , address the issue before it becomes a major problem.

@Brandon Turner . People who use Comcast may also want to check their spam folders. Just this week, BP started being directed to my spam folder. I corrected the error.

Post: Dodd Frank

Account ClosedPosted
  • Orland Park, IL
  • Posts 33
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Originally posted by @Duncan Taylor:
Originally posted by @Keith Maynard:
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Okay, maybe it is cause I am getting older (67), but I do not want to be a test case.

I don't fault anyone for not wanting to be a test case. The government likes to make examples out of pioneers and slap them down hard.

Having said that, if my livelihood depended on things DF was trying to shut down I would do what I needed to do to find a way to make sure a valid exclusion applied to all of my deals. I'd find an attorney who could make the case and I would have no problem being a test case.

If I needed to get around DF, I'd find an attorney who could do it even if I had to adjust my deals to fit into an exclusion.

My livelihood does not depend on DF, at this point. My friend and attorney recently passed away, and I am still interviewing attorneys. My first question deals with their experience in buying/selling notes. The second is about DF. At least for now, I am going to engage the services of a licensed mortgage originator for all, SFR owner occupied, sales on which I want to carry the paper.

Thank you for your advice, Judge.

Post: Duplex Purchase Subject-To?

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  • Orland Park, IL
  • Posts 33
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@Dan Seavey

@Dan SeaveySince you are trying to get control of this property, with no money out of your pocket, why not consider using a wrap-around mortgage? The title to the property stays in the sellers name until you cash him out with the 5 year balloon. You make a single payment to the seller and he/she in turn makes the payment to the bank on the $75k 1st.

I do not know the laws in the state of Maine, so I would run it by your attorney. Be sure to ask your attorney if you can register your interest in the land contract. Also, be sure there is no "Due-on-sale" clause in the sellers current mortgage.