I was just about to go online and find the local REIA, but I came to BP first and because I set up a key word alert for "Miami" your question popped up.I am very much in the same phase of this cycle as you are: researching and educating myself on the basics of REI.

The family would prefer the contract to be paid off early so the can close out the estate.I also have extraordinarily good records for the work/money I've put into the house.Is there any easy way to determine if a bank does portfolio lending, or is my best bet to call around and ask?

However, if you have the address of the property you can look up this information online.

As I move up into larger properties you can bet that the amount of umbrella coverage is going to go up significantly.

Other than reading articles online, base from experience of real people, laws, and how terms are applied in real life situations, i find investopedia.com to be a good guide as well for explanation and definitions of terms in RE that you might find difficult to understand.

These days, you can usually go online, browse through their catalog & have books waiting for you at your nearest branch, even some available for download.

For a roommate situation, I would start with a free online agreement then modify it for New York laws.

Call your equivalent office and see if they have an online system or even a kiosk in their office to search records.

I live in the Los Angeles area and have been looking online for training programs for proficiency in Argus and Excel.

Originally posted by Carolina E:Lucy Rowens it's a scam, but I would be curious how he got your info.The days of sending blanket "spam" messages are dwindling and methods to detect and discard them are making this approach less effective.The "new generation" of scammers/spammers are using "big data" to mine many social media and on-line forums to build profiles on individuals.