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9 February 2025 | 9 replies
If you’re interested in assuming a VA loan, you will be required to purchase the home in your name and have enough cash to cover the seller’s equity in the home.
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23 January 2025 | 3 replies
Speak with lenders - and consider that although they might agree they could lend to you today - they might not be able to when you need the loan.Unless the existing debt has no due-on-sale provision, there will always be a risk of the underlying loan being called.If it were to be called due:1.
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20 January 2025 | 16 replies
However, after receiving the survey results, I discovered that the house is located less than 1 foot over the sublot line (see attached image).Here are the options I’m considering:Rent the current house for market value (~$1,500–1,600/month) and convert the detached garage into an ADU to rent for ~$1,000/month.Relocate the house to split the lot, then sell the newly created lot (~$100,000) while renting out the existing house.Relocate the house to split the lot and build a new home on the second lot.Demolish the current house and garage, split the lot, and build two new homes.At this time, I am uncertain about the cost of relocating the house.Questions for the community:Has anyone faced a similar situation?
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12 January 2025 | 20 replies
Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.
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16 January 2025 | 8 replies
Suggest you check in with him/her on this additional service as your attorney is already intimately familiar with the file and you can often give them pre-authorized amounts to settle on vs trying to squeeze all the blood from that turnip.
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
That leaves $400 to cover taxes, maintenance, vacancies, etc.Now, let's pretend ALL your expenses come to $2,600 and you have $400 left over.
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7 February 2025 | 2 replies
There will also be a new front deck (and back deck eventually), and a small covered porch with a hipped roof.
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29 January 2025 | 11 replies
We tried to explain this to VRBO call center reps, but they can't offer anything other than telling us to lower prices to pre-Jan 6 rates.
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28 January 2025 | 0 replies
While margin accounts exist for stocks, they're typically more expensive and risky.🤝 A Place for BothHere's the thing - it's not really an either/or situation.
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30 January 2025 | 4 replies
Mainly LMLO's are rare, almost non-existant.