Although you will be unable to combine them for a while unless the place appreciates rapidly.

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Yes I understand what you are noting, and I believe on the commercial side of things they are typically not putting their names on the docs like you do for a resi loan but just brokering/underwriting it and collecting a fee as a 1099.

However, these programs typically qualifies borrowers based on their income, such as tax returns.The DSCR would be a good option considering you and your husband are entrepreneurs and the tax returns don't look good on paper.

This requires 10% down and you typically just have to live in the property for 14 days out of the year.

@Philip Beckwith typically in Michigan, you can only do a tax appeal in February.The instructions will be on the back of your winter tax bill.You will need to have great comparables to challenge the City Assessor's valuation.

Typically, a Subway will go for 3.25x EBITDA.

Lock-out, should they continue to not come even, would be typically less than 14-days.Unless the tenant comes even with the rent (which would result in dismissal of the non-payment of the case), there is generally limited defense to this process.

It is mid year and this tenants mom (co-signer) wrote the following note;I am writing to formally request the early termination of my child's lease at location in San Jose due to a medical illness that renders him unable to continue attending college.

I get a lot of applications from out-of-area people, typically moving from another state.