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6 December 2024 | 21 replies
@Dave Harlan They have an amazing product but your better off using a mortgage broker with a great reputation for customer service because they offer wholesale pricing advantages to their brokers and the only complaints I've ever heard about them have come from service issues on the retail side.
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3 December 2024 | 1 reply
It’s a beautiful custom home, one of the nicest in a so-so Oakland neighborhood ("biggest house in not the best area").Here’s the context:- Bought in 2014 for $590k, appraised in 2022 for $1.2m.- Located in a C- to B neighborhood—close to amenities and mostly safe but not for everyone.- Converted to a rental in 2024; initially rented for $4,750/month, but tenants moved out, and the soft Bay Area rental market has made filling it challenging.
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3 December 2024 | 3 replies
Monarch does a great job of being the "dashboard" and appears to have good customization features.
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4 December 2024 | 6 replies
Generally when I talk to my customers looking to buy a property each year FHA usually gets in the way with one or more of its overlays and restrictions.
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2 December 2024 | 0 replies
People responded by explaining that residential mortgage lenders are looking for US-based customers, who have their residence, income and assets in the States.How do they view foreign debt?
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3 December 2024 | 4 replies
Taking a boiler plate contract is not going to be helpful as they're typically customized to people's needs/wants.
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22 December 2024 | 105 replies
Also if someone wants to do something custom/unique, they may not be able to with the passive investment.
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9 December 2024 | 98 replies
It's a lot prettier.https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/irs-wins-14-000/...A cryptocurrency exchange called Coinbase that deals with bitcoin and other digital currencies has been ordered by the IRS to start forking over information about some of its customers.According to Business Insider, a U.S. district court ruled that Coinbase needs to supply the personal information of 14,355 of its customers to the IRS as the agency tries to combat tax evasion.The customers affected by the order conducted Coinbase transactions of more than $20,000 between 2013 and 2015, which includes 8.9 million transactions.
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3 December 2024 | 9 replies
I know nothing about ME law specifically but I assume that can be done in accordance with local customs… Either by obtaining a court-certified copy of the original easement and re-recording it with all of the required signatures OR recording a confirmatory deed of easement which spells out the error and corrects it by including everyone who should have signed the original.
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5 December 2024 | 11 replies
Personalization: Buy box customization and tailored investment strategies based on my individual goals, preferences, and risk tolerance.