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11 April 2020 | 4 replies
It usually works out fine until you run into a judge at eviction or other issue... then you don’t want to be the one explaining why you aren’t following the laws!
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11 April 2020 | 3 replies
Depends what you did and the area, if you put marble in the hood then yeah maybe if you put granite in a normal SFR you are probably fine really tough without seeing what you did and where the house is though.
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17 April 2020 | 16 replies
So, even if value do go down, maybe I am only able to refinance out 95-100% of my investment which is fine.
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17 April 2020 | 13 replies
Just don't scrub the finish with Bon Ami and you'll be fine for many years.
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13 April 2020 | 15 replies
School board tax in certain areas is a killer, but if you account for these numbers and can still make your numbers work, you should be fine.
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10 April 2020 | 3 replies
And yes, things are going very fine here.
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12 April 2020 | 8 replies
The value to the buyer can add up to a very sizeable amount of money; typically pays the up-front lender fee to lower the interest rate, which results in accumulating paid interest savings for the buyer as long as the buyer owns the property, or for the life of the loan; may add up to many tens of thousands of dollars; make sure you check the fine print of the lender's loan lock provisions; be sure your seller's money is truly paying down the loan rate as opposed to paying other lender charges to the buyer. 3.Seller-Funded Temporary BuydownsBuydowns can also be structured to adjust the buyer-paid interest rate for a limited number of years; can cover the first two, three or four years or more of the buyer's loan; allows your seller to reduce the buyer's ongoing loan cost (monthly payment) considerably.4.Owner FinancingA willing seller may be able to keep their selling price intact by offering financing to a buyer; for a seller who needs to sell as soon as possible for the best possible price; expands the potential market for buyers to those who might not qualify with a lender for any number of reasons relating to their credit, verifiable income, or other issues; seller creates an 'investment" that can produce an annuity with a very good rate of return for many years; seller needs to become very well educated on how to qualify a potential buyer (how to get credit, income, debt ratio, and other accurate personal historical data on the buyer-and how to verify that data); seller needs legal advice to review contract documents, as well as title and escrow services to conduct a title search and closing; buyers attracted to seller financing may have income sources including part- time work, bonus income, royalty income, dividend and interest income from investments, or they may be newly self employed; seller who finances needs to get a substantial down payment and ensure that the property is adequately insured by the buyer and that initial property taxes are pre-paid and a tax payment plan is established; if the buyer stops paying, the seller will have to proceed like a bank or other lender and foreclose on the buyer. 5.Contract for DeedA contract for deed agreement to purchase is similar to a seller-financed purchase.
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16 April 2020 | 30 replies
Stay in high demand areas and you should be fine.
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3 December 2021 | 33 replies
I could leave it empty the entire year and be fine but would rather have it occupied it recover some of the losses.