On the other hand, there are many neighborhoods where, if you don't have a pool, you're looking at negative implications.I saw somewhere a graph showing what is best for increasing values, but I can't remember where.

It is usually the cheapest money you can get your hands on.

Hi..My name is Penny, and I have been reading every bit of information that I can get my hands on regarding foreclosure.

That's why we prefer to use our hand selected handymen."

They moved in August 1st in which they paid August rent of $1600 as well as a security deposit of also $1600.Sept comes around and no payment...after leaving it the hands of my property manager, she finally concluded in the 1st week of October that the tennants are deciding to get up and move.

In fact it's best if you can start things off with a hand-shake agreement (your private lender will "agree" to loan you up to $X for Y% interest at some point in the future).

If your ARM stays at 4.875% then obviously it makes sense for you to keep your cash on hand and re-invest that money into a new property.Also: you only have to pay PMI until your LTV gets below some certain percentage.

For the time consuming stuff that I don't like, painting, yardwork, cleaning, plus an extra pair of hands, I hire casual labor.

I used to have a handful of hard money lenders I would use for my investors.

On the other hand, I also am not thrilled about negotiating a short with the lender, possibly doing a title search and then finding out after that the seller has no interest in working with me.