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28 January 2025 | 14 replies
Weeks before closing Blue Metrix Group reached out and said they were struggling with the financing for the second park and they asked would we owner finance.
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28 January 2025 | 1 reply
Additionally, while rates aren't historically bad right now, they are higher than 4-5 years ago, and they will be even higher for you as an investor than they were as an owner occupant, which is what you were when you bought originally.I get that you are anxious to add to your portfolio, but that could be achieved without touching your first golden goose.Sometimes on BP, the push is to leverage every last spare penny, but that can be a risky game as the markets shift.
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6 February 2025 | 1 reply
Being owner occupied means getting the lowest interest rate, and a conventional or fha loan.
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1 February 2025 | 1 reply
The current owner lives there and had someone paying to a trailer in the back yard all the way in the back.
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20 January 2025 | 5 replies
Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – and they often select the first PMC they call!
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6 February 2025 | 17 replies
States which DO NOT require licensing for originating or negotiating a loan secured by commercial real estate nor a loan secured by non owner occupied residential real estateALASKA ARKANSAS COLORADO CONNECTICUT DCDELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIAHAWAIIIOWAINDIANAKANSAS KENTUCKY INDIANAKANSAS LOUISIANAMASSMARYLAND MAINEMISSOURI MISSISSIPPI MONTANANORTH CAROLINA NEBRASKANEW HAMPSHIRE NEW MEXICO OHIOOKLAHOMA PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE TEXAS WASHINGTON WISCONSINWEST VIRGINIAStates which DO NOT require licensing for originating or negotiating a loan secured by commercial real estate but DO require licensing for a loan secured by non owner occupied residential real estateIDAHO MINNESOTA OREGON UTAH VIRGINIA States that DO require licensing for both residential and commercial real estate loan origination and brokeringARIZONACALIFORNIAILLINOIS MICHIGANNEW YORK NORTH DAKOTA NEW JERSEY NEVADASOUTH DAKOTA
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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
You need to look at all the financial numbers of the business/ hotel and owners won't release them until there is a contract in place.
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6 February 2025 | 0 replies
Don't take over rented systems from previous owners.
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4 February 2025 | 10 replies
So, you could contact the owner and make a backup offer.
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3 February 2025 | 3 replies
I brought a vision to the home that previous owners couldn't see and therefore sold.