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Jared Haxton Setting Up and Marketing 4.25% Seller Finance Deal
17 January 2025 | 7 replies
And if it were set up where everything went through a title company so the buyer pays the title company, they manage the buyer's loan (from me), and the title company ensures my mortgage is paid without my direct involvement... what parts of the transaction would feel risky or not worth the headache to you? 
Bianca Rodrigues Partial Seller Financing Question
15 January 2025 | 6 replies
He may be actually speaking about a "Wrap".Find out if actual ownership converts to youMake sure you have a title reportYou may want to pay for an appraisal and an inspectionMake sure you use an escrow company or an attorney to do the transaction Hi Ken!
John Friendas Maximum # of DSCR Loans Lenders Will Give?
22 January 2025 | 12 replies
Each DSCR loan is separate and qualifies separately, so one doesn't necessarily affect the other except for the liquidity needed to close since you'll have multiple down payments/closing costs for each transaction.
Ashley Kehr Property Management Software
25 January 2025 | 4 replies
All the add-ons are a la carte so you can definitely get a lot of value based on what you need.One thing I personally don't like is that when tenants pay rent, they are charged $1 per transaction for ACH use.
Clarase Mika Why Americans Should Be Investing in German Real Estate: An In-Depth White Paper
24 January 2025 | 0 replies
Foreign nationals have the same rights to purchase real estate as German citizens, making it easy for Americans to invest in the German market without additional legal barriers.Furthermore, Germany has a transparent legal process for buying property, ensuring clarity and security throughout the transaction.
Ken M. Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.
Daniel Windingstad Lemon or no?
24 January 2025 | 8 replies
Those are much easier to do than having to deal with a difficult tenant daily however.
Diana Teng Should I Buy My First Rental Property Out-of-State If I'm Unable to Scout the Area?
29 January 2025 | 54 replies
That is if purchasing EXISTING performing investment real estate AND have very good clarity of every facet of the transaction ESPECIALLY reasoning for seller selling, AND you have decent market intelligence. 
Christopher Hu First Rental Property listing questions
29 January 2025 | 5 replies
They think it's unfair because they only shower once a week but can hear the upstairs neighbor showering twice daily.
Thanh Lu For owners, self management vs hiring a vacation rental company?
28 January 2025 | 17 replies
If you're starting with this model, it can be highly beneficial as it allows you to gain first-hand experience with the daily operations, actions that must be taken, requirements, market demands, and more.