
15 January 2014 | 4 replies
src=/program_offices/administration/hudclips/handbooks/hsgh/4910.1We had issues when we had a VA loan - we had to dismantle a perfectly good wood burner that was a possible fire hazard, add a crazy railing for a possible fall hazard, repair missing slate on roof, paint areas where paint had flaked off, etc all before we could close.

5 March 2014 | 59 replies
I am a retired Air Force Vet and currently work for the Food and Drug Administration.

11 January 2015 | 87 replies
Perhaps no people skills, but I know BS when I hear it...Some of us have been around long enough to remember Renatus when it was Nouveau Riche and before that, Nouveau Riche University -- the companies have many of the same high-level people involved, including Jim Piccolo and Bob Snyder...And regarding Nouveau Riche executives, this is from Wikipedia:"In a February 17, 2011 press release, the Arizona Corporation Commission announced that "[T]he Commission ordered James Piccolo of Scottsdale, Craig Cottrell of Tempe and Michael Roberts of Scottsdale and their affiliated companies to pay $5,577,226 in restitution and a total of $300,000 in administrative penalties for defrauding 105 investors with unregistered deed of trust investments.The Commission found that the men promoted the unregistered deed of trust investments at real estate education seminars where they convinced students to become investors, promising them double-digit returns."

22 January 2013 | 6 replies
There are some obvious extra administrative costs of multiple tax returns, probably a more involved corporate structure, etc. but not double taxation.That being the case, the more important question is; how to minimize the overall tax obligation.Disclaimer: I am not a Tax Expert or professional so consult someone with your personal situation.On the assumption that the real estate investment is going to be an ongoing business and not just a one time thing or vacation property, there are techniques which can reduce the effective tax rate.The specific one that I have been advised to consider is to ensure that the real estate business itself is operated on a break even basis so that no there is minimal if any tax owing.

1 July 2018 | 150 replies
Those that read statutes (trying to find loopholes) probably haven't studied regulatory law or administrative law, which is much different than Perry Mason law.

12 June 2017 | 2 replies
Lenders see applicants with lower debt-to-income ratios as less at risk of defaulting.Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration have exemptions that allow them to buy or insure loans with higher ratios than the federal rules, which are set at a maximum of 43 percent.
25 July 2017 | 162 replies
Tony is a pompous ***, and never took the time to become a great street cop, BUT he was an excellent, EFFECTIVE administrator and Chief of Police for many years in Long Beach, California.

7 January 2019 | 10 replies
I promise you vrbo will disclose your numbers upon simple request, to the city administration.

7 May 2017 | 56 replies
Trump signed a directive calling for his administration to identify potential changes to provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, crafted by the Obama administration and passed by Congress in response to the 2008 meltdown.

25 May 2016 | 3 replies
Start with the estate's executor/administrator/personal representative and get a closing attorney familiar with probate issues and how they impact the sale of real estate.