All Forum Posts by: Rhonda Burlison

It very exciting to get pre-approved! Congrats! We were turned down by one bank before our realtor got us hooked up with another more accommodating bank. So I get it!! It’s no small task to get this far. Keep us posted!

Ty Sarah and congrats to you also! I’m sure we both won’t soon forget this experience. Lol, we will retell this tale many times. 

Shady!! Unethical and predatory! 

Hah!! Lol!! Bought a pizza franchise 15 years ago! Good luck getting financing! It really came down to the franchise guaranteeing the note! We thought that was great, until they explained it to us. After the lender dragged me and my two partners through bankruptcy (if necessary), the franchise would pick up the remainder!😜😜😜😜 Fortunately we somehow survived and sold it for a small profit! Cheers! 

Well I had to create a account for my wife, due to not being able to verify my email adddress. I hit the button to verify....but I never receive the email!! I’ve looked through all my folders and can not find it ...if anyone can help, let me know! ANYHOW....closed on our first property, a 4 unit and got a bit of a education! Lol! Received the final statement from the lender several days ago and after reviewing, was a little schooled on how much I had to bring to close. Fortunately I had pulled a little extra out of my 401K!!! Note to anyone as GREEN as I was!! Lenders do not finance closing fees!!! Also you have to pay one year of insurance for the property upfront at close!! Also the seller did NOT pay any commission to the buyers(us) realtor. Our realtor only charged us 1 per cent....but I had signed the contract with the realtor with out really understanding the seller was NOT paying the commission!! We were! I know I should have been aware, but the whole process was a bit overwhelming! So fortunately I got a credit for real estate taxes and have a great credit union for short term credit, till I pull a little more cash! Also, one tenant did not have a deposit with the landlord. They had got into a financial bind and the landlord refunded it to them. Our attorney advised us that we couldn’t force the landlord to produce it at close...so we have no deposit for one apartment! It was all documented on there lease for the refund! So outside of them few obstacles 😂😂😂😂😂 it went real smooth! Realtor did buy us a gift card for Texas Roadhouse. So we drowned our “experience”  in food....tomorrow I get to venture out into Chicago’s polar vortex and blow my tenants snow! Cheers!