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14 November 2024 | 11 replies
The fed did lower rates more or less directly in 2008 when they started buying agency mortgage backed securities which sets mortgage rates directly.
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13 November 2024 | 4 replies
I recently secured my first off-market property under contract.
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11 November 2024 | 9 replies
My husband and I started our property management business about 18 months ago and absolutely love the service and peace of mind we are able to provide to clients.Percentage of income is often how people charge but this varies widely by location and also type of rental.
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14 November 2024 | 6 replies
All three generate leads from insurance claim residents and traveling professionals (medical and the trades).One of the advantages of FF has been that it's forced us to have systems in place to create leases, accept security deposits without co-mingling and provide "live" customer service.
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12 November 2024 | 1 reply
I wanted to have a spot to rent out and cover the monthly mortgage payments while securing a small spot to have for myself in the next 30 years for when I no longer reside in Charlotte but want to visit friends, or downsize.
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14 November 2024 | 13 replies
So this is common thought and why it is a real challenge to get debt secured by the ADU value add at higher than 50% of the addition cost.
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12 November 2024 | 9 replies
The information is typically - lease start and end date, how much rent is, what the security deposit is, and how much in advanced rent there is.
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11 November 2024 | 16 replies
We ensured every home had a wide collection of quality cookware, spices, coffee, etc.
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10 November 2024 | 12 replies
I do a lot of direct bookings that take security deposits, but with Airbnb, they are always tough.
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8 November 2024 | 2 replies
Google search gives me these super wide ranges and mostly talking about adding a bedroom in a SFH, which I'm not sure if applicable to this situation of "moving/subtracting a bedroom from one unit and add it to another unit in a duplex".