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15 March 2016 | 8 replies
I looked it up and the office they have in California is in Santa Clara, CA.
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18 February 2016 | 15 replies
Be sure to find a loan officer with lots of experience on renovation loans because that will make a world of difference.
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12 February 2016 | 2 replies
I once had clients who considered building a home office on top of a garage, but it turned out to be too expensive.
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17 February 2016 | 16 replies
Other reasons are that FHA usually allows a higher debt-to-income ratio than Conventional, allows a lower credit score, and can have some more flexible underwriting guidelines.It's always best to find an experienced loan officer with a strong product arsenal to help you fit into the best product, and educate you so that YOU can make the right decision.
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12 February 2016 | 1 reply
We are currently looking to expand our business to Florida and open a branch office in the Miami and Ft.Lauderdale area in 2016.
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16 February 2016 | 8 replies
talk to your land development or city zoning permits office make sure you are able to place a trailer/build a house. if it has restrictions of any kind they will not give out permits.
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29 March 2017 | 2 replies
Something like the image below (pulled off of google...obviously the keys would be more modern keys).
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14 February 2016 | 12 replies
Hey everyone,If one does not form an LLC and still invests in RE continually under their own name can they still write off travel, hotel stays, meals, educational material, seminar attendance costs, purchase of a car, gasoline (fuel), mileage, car repair, parking, office supplies and office equipment, etc.?
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19 November 2017 | 176 replies
Recent Bloomberg article provides another data point on slowdown, from SF commercial office segment: "Office subleasing, an early indicator of past downturns, is at the highest level since 2010."
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4 February 2016 | 30 replies
.- Other than that, inspection report talked about height from tread to ceiling not being good enough as per modern standards and someone can bump the head.