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Landon Dolezal Glossary
27 June 2014 | 6 replies
For all concerned.Acronyms*REI Abbreviations**AFD* - Agreement For Deed*AITD* - All Inclusive Trust Deed*APR* - Annual Percentage Rate*ARM* - Adjustable Rate Mortgage*ARV* - After-Repaired Value*ATR* - Ability to Repay - See CFPB*BOM* - Back On Market*BOR* - Board of Realtors*CAD* - County Appraisal District*Cap* - Capitalization*CCIM* - Certified Commercial Investment Member*CCR* - Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions*CFD* - Contract for Deed*CFPB* - Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - See ATR*CLTV* - Combined Loan To Value*CMA* - Comparative Market Analysis*COCR* - Cash on Cash Return*COF* - Cost of Funds*COO* - Certificate of Occupancy*CRB* - Certified Residential Broker*CRE* - Creative Real Estate*CRS* - Certified Residential Specialist*DBA* - Doing Business As*DCR* - Debt Coverage Ratio*DOS* - Due On Sale Clause*DOT* - Deed of Trust*DSCR* - Debt Service Coverage Ratio*FCRA* - Fair Credit Reporting Act*FED* - Created the CFPB*FFE* - Furniture, Fixture, and Equipment*FHA* - Federal Housing Administration*FHLMC* - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac*FMR* - Fair Market Rent*FMV* - Fair Market Value*FNMA* - Federal National Mortage Association, Fannie Mae*FRBO* - For Rent by Owner*FSBO* - For Sale by Owner*GMAC* - General Motors Acceptance Corporation*GRM* - Gross Rent Multiplier*HELOC* - Home Equity Line of Credit*HML* - Hard Money Lender*HOA* - Homeowners Association*HUD* - Housing and Urban Development*HVAC* - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning*IRA* - Individual Retirement Account*IRC* - Internal Revenue Code*IRR* - Internal Rate of Return*IRS* - Internal Revenue Service*L/O* - Lease Option*L/P* - Lease Purchase*L/S* - Landlord Seller*LIBOR* - London Interbank Offering Rate*LLC* - Limited Liability Company*LOC* - Line of Credit*LOI* - Letter of Intent*LP* - Limited Partnership*LPOA* - Limited Power of Attorney*LTV* - Loan to Value*MAI* - Member Appraisal Institute*MAO* - Maximum Allowable Offer*MIP* - Mortgage Insurance Premium*MLS* - Multiple Listing Service*MUD* - Municipal Utility District*NAR* - National Association of Realtors*NIV* - No Income Verification*NNN* - Triple Net Lease*NOD* - Notice of Default*NOI* - Net Operating Income*NOO* - Non-Owner Occupant*O/F* - Owner Finance*OO* - Owner Occupant*P&S* - Purchase and Sale*PITI* - Principal Interest Taxes Insurance*PMI* - Private Mortgage Insurance*POA* - Power of Attorney*PUD* - Planned Unit Development*REI* - Real Estate Investing / Real Estate Investor*REIA* - Real Estate Investors Association*REIT* - Real Estate Investment Trust*REO* - Real Estate Owned*RMLO* - Registered Mortg Loan Orginator*ROI* - Return On Investment*RTO* - Rent to Own*SFH* - Single Family House*SFR* - Single Family Residence*Sub2* - Buying property subject to existing financing*T/B* - Tenant Buyer*TAA* - Texas Apartment Association*TAR* - Texas Association of Realtors*TIL* - Truth In Lending*TREC* - Texas Real Estate Commission*UBIT* - Unrelated Business Income Tax*UCC* - Uniform Commercial Code*VA* - Department of Veterans Affairs / Veterans AdministrationFORUM ABBREVIATIONS*AFAIK* - As Far As I Know*AFK* - Away From Keyboard*AKA* - Also Known As*BBIAM* - Be Back In a Minute*BFN* - Bye For Now*BRB* - Be Right Back*BTW* - By The Way*CUL* - See You Later*FYI* - For Your Information*G2G* - Got to Go*IMHO* - In My Humble Opinion*IMO* - In My Opinion*LMAO* - Laughing My *** Off*LOL* - Laughing Out Loud*NT* - No Text*ROFL* - Rolling on the Floor Laughing*ROTFLMAO* - Rolling on the Floor Laughing My *** Off*TIA* - Thanks In Advance
Account Closed Lease Option Confusion
4 April 2013 | 15 replies
Buying for cash, with conventional bank financing or creative OPM (other people's money), such as partnering or IRA SDIRA Lenders OROn terms, with contracts as in LOs or CFDs or Wrap AITDs or Traditional Seller Financing that work in your state.I do not live in TX but know several creative TX attorneys that not not only craft LOs with the current legal restrictions, but use Wraps, First Right of Refusal, Land Trusts, with Due on Sale issues discussed at length.
Kevin Leesman New member working in Indianapolis, IN and Dayton, OH
8 April 2013 | 10 replies
You will find a wealth of information from people that actually make things happen here.You have an ambitious plan.I have had a lot of success with traditional real estate (Rentals, Rehabs and flips) but do not have any experience with creative real estate.I live up the road in Ft Wayne if I can be of any assistance.Chris
Collin Kautz Note Investing Team
12 March 2014 | 9 replies
If you plan on purchasing and holding/liquidating your notes traditionally then this isn't necessarily crucial.
Kristopher K. Where to go - Condemned property in MA
28 June 2013 | 6 replies
Or if by chance this is an estate sale, then that's a different path, see below.Second, that person can consult with an investor friendly broker - I know several in the Boston area - if she decides she wants to list traditionally.
Michael Heisterkamp 1st property questions
9 April 2013 | 8 replies
I can refi the FHA loans into traditional loans with out having to come up with another down payment because I will be considered an owner occupant.
Thomas P. Unique situation.
7 April 2013 | 15 replies
For the commercial lender, let them know that your plan is to cash them out with a "traditional" refinance in about a year.
Mathew Wray private/hard money lending exit strategy question
6 May 2013 | 12 replies
By other ways I mean outside of the traditional 25% down mortgages or commercial loans.
Hal Elarbee Private funding
30 April 2013 | 17 replies
As her brother, she can (in most cases) invest with you while keeping the money inside her IRA.If her financial advisor is telling her she cannot do these things, then she needs to find a new financial advisor who understands how to invest in traditional investments (stocks, bonds, or mutual funds) as well as alternative investments such as real estate, private notes, tax liens, etc.
Mark Bradford Empty property I've watched for years. ?????
24 January 2015 | 13 replies
I'm only familiar with traditional buying methods (one of the areas of my investing I want to iimprove on).