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24 July 2024 | 2 replies
I continue to get emails from Steve Mayer of Finance holding Company, but he keeps wanting me to pay a deposit + his 2% origination fee upfront...seems like a scam and wanted to see if anyone has done business with them in the past
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24 July 2024 | 9 replies
My understanding is that when it's a VA loan the seller has to pay the entire escrow fee rather than splitting it with the buyer, so it's a bit more expensive for the seller.
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25 July 2024 | 18 replies
I see a lot of people who are gonna get crushed as they are buying NPL's based on thinking they will foreclose but the borrower has a high likelyhood of filing BK to keep their equity and people are paying 80 cents for a 3% loan that is a year behind which is insane!
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22 July 2024 | 2 replies
The rentals are paying the holding costs on it so far (taxes and insurance are high in this market).
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26 July 2024 | 1 reply
(this is my favorite one, it's such a wildcard)A: "Actually not too great, my friend moved out on me and left me to pay the rent on my own."
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24 July 2024 | 1 reply
Between the late notice and the eviction notice I am receiving calls and texts from tenants who can not pay or I am contacting them.
22 July 2024 | 13 replies
Hi @Ryan Nelson ,You If your house is listed for $100k and the agent wants you to pay their commission for bringing the buyer, counter their offer with either:Rise the price to offset the cost of commissionsYou agree to the agent's offer and you pay the commissionYou don't sell to themHow valuable is it to you to sell quickly for higher (gross) dollar compared to waiting for a different buyer willing to pay their realtor commission?
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21 July 2024 | 10 replies
We are projecting to pay taxes on $1,500,000 for this year and $2,400,000 next year.
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20 July 2024 | 16 replies
Yes, you read that correctly, the appeal can go either way or stay the same, you lose if the taxes go up.My brother appealed taxes on a house in Philadelphia and got a 12% reduction using the guy below:Jerald GoldfineRE Tax Associates of Pennsylvania LLCGood luck.
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19 July 2024 | 5 replies
So while the Just market value is $635,953... it is being taxed like it is only worth $358,356.