Tennessee follows federal HUD laws.

More Federal Reserve officials at their meeting last month signaled concern with cutting interest rates too soon and allowing price pressures to grow entrenched.

An LLC wholly owned by a single person is disregarded for federal tax purposes, so as far as the IRS is concerned you took an asset out of one pocket and put it into your other pocket.

For individual properties, I like Navy Federal due to the long draw period of 20 years and a long repayment period of 20 years.  

Invest using tax-advantaged accounts when possible.Tax-advantaged accounts generally don't generate capital gains taxes federally, and generally not at the state level although individual state rules may apply.

The 50% rule is a federal flood rule that originates in the Code of Federal Regulations and is administered by local governments.

Your home state may require you to pay a second state income tax on profits as well as the federal IRS bill.  

This is different than acquiring an investment property with the intention of holding for appreciation and rental income, which does get capital gains treatment, subject to 0%-23.8% federal rates depending on income and circumstances.

Benchmark, Touchstone, First National Bank, First Citizens, First Carolina, Wake Forest Federal, and Providence ... all depending on the location and the deal.

Navy Federal credit union does.