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Wonderful way to do a conversion and offer Affordable, new, apartments to rent or buy. 

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Most banks don't have problem with this conversion but it is good to check with your lender and also it is up to you to figure out if your home is suitable for renting in terms of return. 

We're going to start qualifying you as a customer within like 2 minutes of the conversation starting, on auto-pilot without even thinking about it.Every MLO has some time threshold, after which we will not spend additional time with a homebuyer without them submitting a credit package and providing authorization to run their credit.

Not saying to do it one way or another, but worth the conversations and research.

The first time my google "Real Estate" number rang I was so nervous, I still get butterflies every time but the conversation is easier now.  

When they overheard me talking to another real estate investor, 3 people all jumped into the conversation eagerly looking for a good rate of return with no involvement.

Hello fellow BP'ers, does anyone here have direct experience in converting a Basement of a 2 flat into a Legal Apartment? In the condo boom I noticed a lot of basements being converted into condo's so I would imagine ...