Jonathan B.
Help understanding "Assignment of mortgadge
13 April 2017 | 1 reply
Looks like the borrower got the mortgage from Countrywide, then the mortgage was sold to M&T, and the borrower will be paying thru M&T.Now there's MERS mentioned in there, and apparently, it's an online electronic service setup among banks to trade their mortgages.
Sean Carroll
tip of the week for newbies 4/18
20 April 2017 | 13 replies
This can be something you wish you knew or did when you first started or something you just learned or even a trick of the trade you know and love.
Jack Smith
Questions about Conventional Loans
18 April 2017 | 5 replies
So when you sell one, or pay one off, you free a slot up.5) Portfolio, it's all a trade-off between interest rate pricing and difficulty to get it.
Russ B.
How variable are appraisals?
22 April 2017 | 8 replies
And then stack on top of that, that appraisal fees have not been tracking with local cost of living increases for years (all we did is introduce AMCs to take a cut of the appraiser's pie), forcing it to be a volume game rather than a quality game, and as a human one would expect that someone is going to feel less bad about someone not being able to refinance and save $100/mo (possible consequence of low refinance appraisal), than they will feel bad about a family losing their dream home (possible consequence of low purchase appraisal), and as a result it isn't crazy to think that a human appraiser will spend more time trying to arrive at an opinion of value that matches expectations on purchase appraisals than refinance appraisals.
Peter B.
I have not bought paint in 10 yrs with 70 units..
10 June 2020 | 10 replies
Well I thought I would share this to see if it could help other do it your self investors..So I have worked commercial construction for the last 20 years as a carpenter my dad worked in the trades as a painter for 40 plus.
Tri Le
Question regarding income from rent
3 May 2017 | 4 replies
Any overall loss from a publicly traded partnership (see Publicly Traded Partnerships (PTPs) in the instructions for Form 8582).
Matthew B.
Should I transfer rentals from LLC to personal name for loan?
29 July 2018 | 43 replies
I also want to believe that you know the consequences of not protecting your asset properly, some advice you to insure you rental property and do the transfer of title from LLC to your name but anything short of a comprehensive insurance package is not enough for a rental property with this it can cover for additional increase in construction cost in case of the unexpected or natural disaster.
Andy Whitcomb
Furniture Designer -- should I start a staging company?
23 September 2016 | 12 replies
Look into becoming a trade partner or working "to the trade."
Robert Alcala
REITs and Syndications
27 September 2016 | 2 replies
REIT is a fine end goal, but they trade at a discount to NAV which is why you see a lot go private through acquisitions.
Costel A.
Do flips qualify for 1031?
29 September 2016 | 7 replies
Property that qualifies for 1031 treatment is property that you have purchased with the intent of holding for productive use in business trade or for investment.