I am not sure if you have been following the news, but the whole world has just changed for agents with the way rental and buy side commission is done.

Generally, this news is released on the last day, so go ahead and pencil in the early afternoon on Wednesday, 9/18. 

I had to give them the bad news, there were no beach properties that cheap and the real prices are $1M to $5M.These articles pull the sales data for zip codes which can span over 100 sq miles, but then show the income data from a small area (1 to 10 sq miles) within the zip code. 

Protect Documents: Store originals safely and keep digital backups.2.

I hated breaking the news to my dad on this one.

For example, patching a small section of a roof would likely be considered a repair.However, there’s good news!

This article from Realtor.com in 2016 points out eight of the largest differences: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/red-vs-blue-states-polit...Regardless of political affiliation, the simple truth is that more government involvement almost always results in more problems for ordinary people.

What you want to avoid is expensive upgrades that don't add value to the home, like 18K for fencing.The good news is the appraisal will be done based on the building plans and the value will be subject to the completion of the home.

Just a note for you since I was just talking to a client about this: if you live in a high-income state or have privacy concerns and are living the digital nomad lifestyle, south Dakota has an interesting residency status program that can potentially save you guys 10s of thousands on income tax and have great anonymity. 

One thing is for sure certain Ghosting lenders/ investors is about the worse thing you can do as a sponsor even if your communications are bad news..