
8 August 2018 | 10 replies
At some point in the paperwork process you’ll have to report anything/everything the owner pays for and everything the tenant pays for (i.e. rent, utilities, trash, other, etc), and sign a Landlord Certification form that says (among other things) that you “understand that the tenant’s portion of the contract rent is determined by the Housing Authority and that it is illegal to charge any additional amounts which have not been specifically approved by the Housing Authority.”So you just have to report it up front.
27 February 2019 | 14 replies
I already have my VA certificate of eligibility which is half the battle.

9 August 2018 | 31 replies
I also screen all pets (weeds out the tenants that have bought a fake ESA certificate online) and charge pet rent.

9 August 2018 | 4 replies
My first spreadsheet is condensed information form my mortgage broker and lists on the Y axis (vertical): mortgage terms, rate, APR, fixed term, years, credit score, loan amount, sales price, percent down, down payment, FHA funding fee, Total Loan Amount, Estimated Monthly Payment, Principle & Interest, Homeowners Insurance (Flood + Home), Property Taxes (1.23% home price in my county), Mortgage Insurance, HOA Dues, origination fee, appraisal fee, tax service, flood certification, credit report, attorney's fee, title insurance-lenders, title insurance-owners, recording fee, verification of employment, survey, home inspection, water/septic if well, pest, 1st year homeowner's insurance premium, homeowner's insurance escrow, property tax escrow, per diem interest, down payment, closing costs, prepaid expensesOn the X axis (horizontal) I have the numbers for 200k, 250k, 300k, 350k, 400k broken down into whether it's single family or multifamily, then FHA or conventional2.)

9 January 2021 | 11 replies
I am getting good cash flow and i have a good property manager so finding tenants has only taken a couple weeks after I have gotten my Certificate of Occupancy.

9 September 2018 | 2 replies
If the certificate status says issued (Which means that certificate has been issued on delinquent tax bill and still has an outstanding bill) Can I still wholesale it?

2 September 2018 | 2 replies
In order to be eligible to do a 1031 and exempt from FIRPTA withholding the investor must either obtain a withholding certificate certifying the non-recognition of gain from the 1031 in advance from the IRS.

20 August 2018 | 3 replies
Yes you will also need your certificate of formation, operating agreement, franchise tax info(if applicable in IL)-basically just bring the company book with you.

23 August 2018 | 11 replies
Caution:Contracting for repair, maintenance, remodeling, or improvement by any person licensed under part I of chapter 475 (real estate agent) while acting as the owner’s agent pursuant to that license, where all work requiring a contractor is performed by a contractor who has a current, valid certificate or registration issued under this part to perform such work, and where the aggregate contract for labor, materials, and all other items is less than $5,000; however, this exemption does not apply: (a) If the maintenance, repair, remodeling, or improvement is a part of a larger or major operation, whether undertaken by the same or a different contractor, or in which a division of the operation is made in contracts of amounts less than $5,000 for the purpose of evading this part or otherwise.For the sake of your cousin's license, either make her a part owner (sharing the gross profit as her compensation) or get a GC on the job asap.Just a helpful hint to keep a fellow real estate agent out of jail.

17 August 2018 | 12 replies
I would also require to be a certificate holder, this will notify you if the policy ever terminates for any reason.