I will admit to analysis paralysis, but this week my goal is to select and view potential properties along with securing the date, time and location of the next REIA meeting.Choose one small goal at a time and be sure to accomplish it!!!

Checks are a little more secure since they are made out to the escrow company.

The contract was made official and filed with the county in February 2013.Now I would like to refinance, pay of the rest of the taxes, and get some cash out for some more remodeling.

What Fred Ramos is talking about is something called Substitution of Collateral (Substitution of Security) clause in the note which allows the Maker to move the note onto different property (with caveats).

I plan to save up enough money (Im not sure how much I would need to be secure) to purchase my first investment duplex (stay in one unit and rent the other unit out).

@ZachExactly crawl which is a form of action so you want to read and process what you've learned then team up with someone at your local REIA club make some offers, secure a contract on a fix and flip or wholesale project then re-up.

I can't seem to find any posts answering this question (although it probably has been asked before): when lenders require a 6 month reserve does that typically mean cash/savings account/CD or will they accept liquid securities like mutual funds, stocks, etc?

My client is a top politician/government official in the Asian and Middle East region who wants the funds to be invested through a well-establishedbusinessman abroad who can front on his behalf.2.

This money, however, was NOT secured by the property.

Of course, I'm not sure I could secure a loan for that.