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Tina Chau How do I find out if a property has a mortgage on it?
11 June 2024 | 11 replies
The property is in pinellas county (clearwater)   The folks above are correct that you can check out the county recorder's office / public records, which may entail having to go down there in person during gov't work hours.You can also ask your realtor or loan officer, who may be more available, and can send it to you via email. 
Kathryn Cummins CA Brokers License - Equivalent Experience- Property Management
13 June 2024 | 4 replies
I am on the same boat, and tried to use my business purpose loan origination experience and they still need signatures from a broker verifying the hours and time periods. 
Johnny Martin I am 22 years old and looking to get into real estate.
11 June 2024 | 7 replies
The FHA loan house hacking wouldn't work for me for at least a year due to me having a year left in college.
Ellie Narie 1031: Can you use equity in replacement property to replace cash?
13 June 2024 | 2 replies
What if you get a 0 down loan for the entire value and not use the cash? 
Anthony Simeone Co-Host in Gainesville, Florida
13 June 2024 | 8 replies
After he was successful in being more profitable than his neighbours (one thing he's done well with is driving traffic to his direct booking sites to cut out the host sites that take so much in fees) he started taking on investors that put the 20% down for say a DSCR loan.
Fendy Jn pierre Safe neighborhood in Philadelphia
12 June 2024 | 10 replies
You should look at Philadelphia as a whole, find properties within your budget that pencil out financially and on a weekend afternoon go by the properties that were working and (at first) keep notes on the neighborhood.
John McGuirk Seeking advice for lead gen for a luxury spec/custom design-build firm
12 June 2024 | 2 replies
I haven't seen financials but they've stated their net income is 30% (spec) and 20-25% (full custom), shovel to keys in 8-9 months.I'd like to help them execute an outbound S&M strategy but I'm new to this side of the RE world (I was a mortgage lender in a previous life and have some familiarity) and I'm trying to learn more about it.
Josh Chamois Who has the best rates for HELOC's, Banks or Credit Unions?
13 June 2024 | 13 replies
A good loan officer will be helpful at that point!
Wayne Kennoff How do you choose between different lenders, when their offers are fairly similar?
13 June 2024 | 7 replies
@Wayne Kennoff- thanks   1) getting a personal referral is a good place to start 2) if you have narrowed down the options to a few -  contact both on the same  days and ask them for whatever  quotes  for your scenario ...ask for a loan cost worksheet  if  possible .  ...if their pricing ends up being  the same - make a decsion based on the  feel  for  cutoner  service you get when communicating with them.   3)  make sure they  disclose all the fees  related to the  refinance  ( not just their  own fees ) ..4)  reviews are   hard to  use to make a decision ( as you found out ) 5) rates are pretty high right now for rental  properties ....if you can wait to  refinance - you might consider doing so ...if you need to refinance - so be it ...Good luck 
Becky Fromm Acquiring Equity Loan from Property Value without Income?
10 June 2024 | 15 replies
ATR rules do NOT apply to investment properties so products like DSCR loans and often hard money loans do not look at the borrowers income.