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13 December 2020 | 8 replies
A month ago I purchased a three family house in Worcester, MA. I
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1 March 2016 | 4 replies
Will there be a MAI appraisal on the security?
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23 January 2016 | 9 replies
MODERATOR: MAI IS ASKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.
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20 February 2015 | 11 replies
Hi Josh, just over the line in Bellingham MA. I
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8 October 2015 | 53 replies
I'm always good for Mai Tai's!
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4 March 2015 | 17 replies
My dear friends Tim Mai and AC Ramos in Houston do this quite a bit.
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27 June 2014 | 6 replies
For all concerned.Acronyms*REI Abbreviations**AFD* - Agreement For Deed*AITD* - All Inclusive Trust Deed*APR* - Annual Percentage Rate*ARM* - Adjustable Rate Mortgage*ARV* - After-Repaired Value*ATR* - Ability to Repay - See CFPB*BOM* - Back On Market*BOR* - Board of Realtors*CAD* - County Appraisal District*Cap* - Capitalization*CCIM* - Certified Commercial Investment Member*CCR* - Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions*CFD* - Contract for Deed*CFPB* - Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - See ATR*CLTV* - Combined Loan To Value*CMA* - Comparative Market Analysis*COCR* - Cash on Cash Return*COF* - Cost of Funds*COO* - Certificate of Occupancy*CRB* - Certified Residential Broker*CRE* - Creative Real Estate*CRS* - Certified Residential Specialist*DBA* - Doing Business As*DCR* - Debt Coverage Ratio*DOS* - Due On Sale Clause*DOT* - Deed of Trust*DSCR* - Debt Service Coverage Ratio*FCRA* - Fair Credit Reporting Act*FED* - Created the CFPB*FFE* - Furniture, Fixture, and Equipment*FHA* - Federal Housing Administration*FHLMC* - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac*FMR* - Fair Market Rent*FMV* - Fair Market Value*FNMA* - Federal National Mortage Association, Fannie Mae*FRBO* - For Rent by Owner*FSBO* - For Sale by Owner*GMAC* - General Motors Acceptance Corporation*GRM* - Gross Rent Multiplier*HELOC* - Home Equity Line of Credit*HML* - Hard Money Lender*HOA* - Homeowners Association*HUD* - Housing and Urban Development*HVAC* - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning*IRA* - Individual Retirement Account*IRC* - Internal Revenue Code*IRR* - Internal Rate of Return*IRS* - Internal Revenue Service*L/O* - Lease Option*L/P* - Lease Purchase*L/S* - Landlord Seller*LIBOR* - London Interbank Offering Rate*LLC* - Limited Liability Company*LOC* - Line of Credit*LOI* - Letter of Intent*LP* - Limited Partnership*LPOA* - Limited Power of Attorney*LTV* - Loan to Value*MAI* - Member Appraisal Institute*MAO* - Maximum Allowable Offer*MIP* - Mortgage Insurance Premium*MLS* - Multiple Listing Service*MUD* - Municipal Utility District*NAR* - National Association of Realtors*NIV* - No Income Verification*NNN* - Triple Net Lease*NOD* - Notice of Default*NOI* - Net Operating Income*NOO* - Non-Owner Occupant*O/F* - Owner Finance*OO* - Owner Occupant*P&S* - Purchase and Sale*PITI* - Principal Interest Taxes Insurance*PMI* - Private Mortgage Insurance*POA* - Power of Attorney*PUD* - Planned Unit Development*REI* - Real Estate Investing / Real Estate Investor*REIA* - Real Estate Investors Association*REIT* - Real Estate Investment Trust*REO* - Real Estate Owned*RMLO* - Registered Mortg Loan Orginator*ROI* - Return On Investment*RTO* - Rent to Own*SFH* - Single Family House*SFR* - Single Family Residence*Sub2* - Buying property subject to existing financing*T/B* - Tenant Buyer*TAA* - Texas Apartment Association*TAR* - Texas Association of Realtors*TIL* - Truth In Lending*TREC* - Texas Real Estate Commission*UBIT* - Unrelated Business Income Tax*UCC* - Uniform Commercial Code*VA* - Department of Veterans Affairs / Veterans AdministrationFORUM ABBREVIATIONS*AFAIK* - As Far As I Know*AFK* - Away From Keyboard*AKA* - Also Known As*BBIAM* - Be Back In a Minute*BFN* - Bye For Now*BRB* - Be Right Back*BTW* - By The Way*CUL* - See You Later*FYI* - For Your Information*G2G* - Got to Go*IMHO* - In My Humble Opinion*IMO* - In My Opinion*LMAO* - Laughing My *** Off*LOL* - Laughing Out Loud*NT* - No Text*ROFL* - Rolling on the Floor Laughing*ROTFLMAO* - Rolling on the Floor Laughing My *** Off*TIA* - Thanks In Advance
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24 January 2014 | 19 replies
As a realtor and investor in MA I know firsthand that good investments in the north shore area near Boston can sometimes be tougher to find.
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10 January 2015 | 3 replies
Given the house prices in MA, I don't see myself scaling too much, not very fast at least.
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16 February 2021 | 17 replies
Light oak and medium was good in AZ, RI, and MA. I