Clint Miller
Where Do You Find the Funds for the Down Payment?
20 December 2024 | 11 replies
I’ve bought some houses with 0% interest for a year credit cards and a few with consumer lines of credit from banks.
Mary Peale
Seeking Advice on STR Profitability & Strategic Adjustments for Year 2
15 January 2025 | 15 replies
Our cleaning fee covers professional clean, laundry service, and consumables.
Robert Medina
Attempting to brrrr but having issues
15 January 2025 | 8 replies
DTI ratios are generally used in consumer/residential (aka primary) mortgages when the property is in your personal name.
Ethan Slater
New Member Joining BiggerPockets
4 January 2025 | 14 replies
Congrats on orthodontic residency, though I know residency will be time consuming as well.
Gregory Beaty
FreedomSoft Scam!
27 December 2024 | 22 replies
Check out our comments on Pissed Consumer for more about this poor excuse for real estate investing software.
Vinny Muli
Tapping into equity on my property that is under an LLC
3 January 2025 | 19 replies
DSCR loans are generally done in the name of the LLC (or whatever non-personal name entitle owns the property), so I'm not sure why you're being told they can't lend to the LLC, unless you're trying to get a traditional, consumer mortgage.
Makan A Tabrizi
Gas cooktop (4 burners) v regular gas range/oven v washing machine
22 December 2024 | 9 replies
I would never put in a gas range, oven, dryer or any other consumer product for tenants, because a lot of them are idiots and will kill themselves or someone else.
Steve K.
Anyone Else Fed Up With Loan Servicing Companies?
8 January 2025 | 33 replies
It would not surprise me if they were acquiring the paper and servicing rights to take an inside line on refi's for these customers if rates decline.Actually CFPB regs may NOT apply if the subject loans are investment or commercial property loans and not SFR owner occupied or consumer loans.
Luke H.
Would You Do This Deal? Lending Opportunity
29 December 2024 | 12 replies
@Luke H.If the buyer is living in the property now it’s a consumer loan compared to a loan to an investor and will kick in a lot more regulationsYou can’t do a balloon less than 5 years, need to have it serviced by a licensed servicer, will have to go by interest rate usury laws, collect escrow…..I would not loan on this property to an owner occupant
Eric N.
How do you do Seller Financing/Sub2 and comply with Dodd Frank/Safe Act ?
23 December 2024 | 46 replies
All the various consumer laws exist specifically to stop bad actors from doing stuff like this.