10 June 2021 | 2 replies
I would either collect first and last month's rent, extra security deposit, something to mitigate the risk of a marginal applicant like that as well.
11 July 2021 | 8 replies
If you could convince a bank that it is worth $325k today and get a mortgage of $245 then you could write a four year lease with his full four years being paid up front (depending on laws, maybe you could even write it in a way that it is non-refundable if he decides to move early - or at least that he needs to give you 6 month notice)- then you have that cash to use for your payments and some extra that you could use for short term investments.
2 July 2021 | 1 reply
Spending extra time on the little details goes a long way.

27 July 2021 | 9 replies
It spins off dividends and mirrors the whole market so there is considerable safety as more than just a hedge against inflation.Many FIRE enthusiasts put every extra dollar they can into VTSAX and are able to retire much earlier than the average person.

3 July 2021 | 7 replies
If the title company doesn't want to do that extra legwork, or it isn't their company policy, or they just plain don't have the confidence for it, you can hire the services of a transaction coordinator and they will coordinate the transaction for you.If the buyer is leveraging borrowed funds for the purchase you'll have to be a lot more careful.

3 July 2021 | 15 replies
Even then the cash buyers end up paying extra to secure the deal and accept lower margins.

2 July 2021 | 7 replies
I wanted to give you an extra special warm welcome to the BP community!!!

3 July 2021 | 1 reply
After that, you can get prices to install individual water heaters, air conditioners and call the power company about putting in the extra meters.You can generally put a price to everything.

3 July 2021 | 0 replies
You have to make sure to double and triple-check the SOW that you sign off on with your contractor.Even though you know you talked about something being included in a certain price, if it's not on there, they will charge you extra based on it not being on what was signed off on.

7 July 2021 | 6 replies
Nearly every State's contract has a section for special instructions to lay out terms, add extra documentation etc.The "one pager" contract has its place, but I use the State contract 98% of the time because it offers excellent protection to both seller and buyer, is easy to fill out, and is what everyone is used to seeing.