Birm has very diverse jobs- agriculture, Hospitals, government, Military, Auto, colleges, etc.

He’s around 5 years from retiring from a well paying government job with a pension.

I believe town regulations differ but would love some feedback.Thanks!

Unfortunately mortgage servicing is so regulated I have no idea how they make $ at that price since they have to have compliance audits etc. only other option is to do it yourself.

Kevin,Lease-To-Own is actually something that is highly regulated in Texas.

Since Dodd-Frank regulations have intended that the general public don’t get financially hurt in the same way as in the last boom/bust IO loans aren’t readily available.

Knock yourself out but I cashed out mine a while ago because I plan to live off my cashflow and retire well before the Government allows you to tap into your retirement account.If you have distrust on where this country is going you need to expect that taxes will go up in the future.

A 2nd appraisal cannot be completed through them, as it's against lending regulations, something @Don Petrasek touched on.

More than 4 units means you are dealing with a commercial property versus a residential property, which will come with different lending requirements and regulations.

The link I posted to approved city regulations was removed, but it seemed to state the city fee was $2/night plus 3.5%.