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26 November 2024 | 44 replies
Years ago I have sent yellow letters to 1,000 selected addresses in a suburb of Milwaukee.
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27 November 2024 | 13 replies
So, because of this a lot of the "affordable" condos you will see in DFW have financial issues and you cannot get a mortgage loan on them, and have to pay cash. or, maybe get some sort of non conventional financing that is much more expensive requiring 25%+ down.
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25 November 2024 | 16 replies
Iwhen underwriting we also want to know the exit strategy of the borrower to make sure they are not limiting themselves to a single exit I honestly don't know how enforceable it is, but 24 hours to respond to any sort of communication is more than reasonable in my opinion.
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19 November 2024 | 3 replies
To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!
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19 November 2024 | 12 replies
I keep it updated with all sorts of local stuff.
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20 November 2024 | 6 replies
Another good choice is Matthews, 25 minutes southeast of Uptown, which has a walkable downtown area with a small selection of restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.Traffic is something to keep in mind, as Charlotte is growing fast.
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21 November 2024 | 25 replies
Same guy handled a triplex rehab (the one with the theft), and that's where he took money that he simply pocketed or used in some sort of Ponzo scheme to pay off other debts (I have no way to know, but the money did not go to contractors or to continue work at the site).
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26 November 2024 | 46 replies
Then there is a sort of echo chamber where social media spreads this idea to more and more people and somehow it becomes realistic.
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25 November 2024 | 21 replies
There's only 32 available because I selected 3 bedroom single family only in the Cleveland area.
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19 November 2024 | 5 replies
Here's an article with things to consider when selecting a cost segregation company.