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30 August 2014 | 5 replies
"Effective July 21, 2011, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) will be administered and enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)"
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31 August 2014 | 2 replies
Is there a fixed amount-- say 2MM-- or should it be a percentage of the real estate equity that you are trying to protect?
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1 September 2014 | 17 replies
Not trying to scare you out of the business, we need folks doing this.....but you have to protect yourself and your family.
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2 September 2014 | 14 replies
This ends up costing the end consumer (a highly protected class with regards to the CFPB - consumer finance protection bureau) more in the end.
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19 November 2014 | 7 replies
Since you are relatively new to rehabbing, the rule will protect you.
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2 September 2014 | 2 replies
The purpose from an insurance company stand point it is to protect themselves.
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1 September 2014 | 12 replies
In the turnkey world there are no such investor protections.
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23 June 2016 | 24 replies
If you're going to place a lien on the house to protect your interest, you're still in a 2nd or 3rd position.
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3 September 2014 | 11 replies
Without a security deposit you have no protection or at least a cushion to bridge the gap if/when they default or trash your place.Personally I would hold off for a better tenant apllicant.
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27 May 2016 | 8 replies
Not the way the broker should have protected your money.I am scared to ask, but do you even know if you have a first lien on this asset?