If you have solid financials and good credit, you can get 70 LTV refis by going to small banks in the area that do portfolio lending.

solid!!

Also, sometimes questions don't get answered on here...I'm ok with spending money on education as long as I know they are legitimate and solid courses/tools.

I just got pre-approved for a loan (single family home) just to see what I'd qualify for these days and they would give me up to 230k.....obviously not enough to buy much of a multi family in my neck of the woods.

Unless there's something special going on in your neck of the woods, you're losing far more value each month than you making up in your equity payments.

They have agreed to pay you $500-1,000 (or whatever is customary in your area) for a solid lead.

I am not going to make any solid predictions about the bottom, until I see the extent of fallout from this group.

There are 3 rails of 2X6 fastened solidly to the posts with lag bolts, and close enough together to satisfy the county.

He had a shop built in his backyard the size of many houses and it had everything he needed to start with raw hardened steel stock various woods and build a complete weapon.

I just want to make sure I have solid justification for the offer price if I get to the negotiating table.