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6 March 2017 | 4 replies
Option 2 HELOC which means Home Equity Line of Credit similar to a credit card except it is secured by the equity of the property.
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17 February 2017 | 5 replies
The only prorated exceptions for 121 are a very limited selection of health related or job transfer related reasons.
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19 February 2017 | 8 replies
I'm in DFW, and I'm looking throughout the Metroplex (except in Dallas), but there just seems to be nothing anywhere.
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19 February 2017 | 6 replies
He does not have a copy of the current rental agreement, so I can't verify this except maybe to ask the tenant.
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24 February 2017 | 37 replies
I've kind of been copying my half-sister's dad's investment strategy, except he was even more negative cash flow with 10 year loans. 35 years ago he had 0 properties.
21 February 2017 | 12 replies
You're in the same position I was about 12 months ago, except I only had $30K set aside to get started.
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22 February 2017 | 11 replies
But the few exceptions, where they need to be treated the same, are motel/hotel stays and rentals.
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22 February 2017 | 4 replies
There were no big surprises on this one except for having to install all new duct work due to rodent infestation.
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13 March 2017 | 28 replies
I don't know all of the details, but this is one exception I would probably make in allowing something like this to happen.
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29 December 2015 | 12 replies
Except that the cost of the new loa needs to be accounted for.