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19 April 2018 | 33 replies
I'm exposing my soft underbelly in the hope that it may help others in the BP forum.
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23 February 2018 | 3 replies
Soft and horizontal up through foundation.My capitalistic decamillioniaire likes 3pts, 8.5%, 1yr flips, 70% PP, 70% rehab and he has to approve the deal.My brother, mother, uncle, cousin, bro in law and other true friends I don't know their criteria because I value our relationship above another deal.
24 February 2018 | 2 replies
I have heard from many commercial contacts that some of the markets are soft and couple that with rising rates, I personally would prefer to leverage my residential properties as those rates are still historically low and you can fix the rates.
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26 February 2018 | 6 replies
You can ask that they do a "soft check" which will get the process started and won't affect your credit score like a "hard check" would.
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6 March 2018 | 9 replies
If the principle balance is higher than the original balance (or amount borrowed), its a good indication that the loan has been modified with the arrears lumped in with the UPB.I'd recommend searching "10bii" calculator if you need to brush up on these calculations.
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5 March 2018 | 6 replies
AR is typically a soft market state, Bytheville especially so.
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7 July 2018 | 19 replies
You can power wash and use a brush to clean them thoroughly maybe use some TSP.
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18 March 2018 | 4 replies
Also, every house comes furnished and a lot of accommodating for different items that would never be considered in the US, i.e. negotiating hard/soft bed, larger fridge, installing oven & installing a dryer.
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21 March 2018 | 11 replies
Buy paint , drop cloths , a brush and a roller .
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28 March 2018 | 24 replies
@James Wise,I'm not sure if it just shows how a few years in the industry jades you, but with 75% of them, i thought "Not that bad, just need some good bleach and a hefty scrub brush!"