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11 November 2024 | 5 replies
Leasing at $3k/month covers your current mortgage comfortably, so refinancing could relieve the pressure of the balloon payment.
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16 November 2024 | 32 replies
If you see multiple posts a day, it's definitely worth speaking up about like @Nathan Gesner mentioned.At the end of the day, these "trolls, the cut and pasters, and AI posters" don't win in the long term....All sites or groups that grow experience the same issues with moderation (see Facebook groups), but VAs can't moderate because they are doing a letter of the law thing and not reading these garbage posts for what they are - spam, AI, number puffing, and cut and pasting, self-promo.
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20 November 2024 | 28 replies
The group now has 30 members with discussion around negligence, mishandling of funds, fraud, and residual damages.On 6/26 my attorney sent a demand letter to Jeff Swiecicki requesting immediate payment of the balance owed.As of 6/30 Jeff Swiecicki has refused to pay back rightfully owed funds and refers us back to his 6/4 email to wait 90 days.
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14 November 2024 | 11 replies
When the biggest buyer in the market is gone, supply balloons and rates have to go up to bring in buyers.
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15 November 2024 | 9 replies
We have walked a few wholesaler deals, looked at the MLS, and sent a few letters (no where near enough) trying to get back into the market.
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7 November 2024 | 3 replies
I plan to put down $100,000, leaving a seller-held mortgage of $150,000 at an 8% interest rate with a 3-5 year balloon payment.
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14 November 2024 | 21 replies
For quick sale we are prepared to sell at the 1% rule of current rents and will consider owner financing with 20% down (30 year @ 7% w/ a balloon between 3-7 yrs).
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20 November 2024 | 45 replies
What a lead balloon that's been, but here we are, still supporting the whole scheme.
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10 November 2024 | 10 replies
We had someone submit an application with a fake Visa and fake letter of employment that obviously looked real.
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14 November 2024 | 22 replies
Most realtors will request a preapproval letter before they'll consider working with you.