If there is a risk in this type of lending, the risk is normally borne by the principals of the entity.3.There are a limited number of lending sources for these types of loans, with only three national lenders.

I'm lucky my girl has the slovak nationalitie so its a little bit easy-er for me to start, but im focussing now on how i can make a good deal there without burning my money, and most importently where i need to think about, the crucial things..My first plan was buying from a "RE- bureau" who sells properties and pay little bit more but handles all the papers for me.. but last week i found a guy (online) who is a lawyer and sworn translator there and he speaks my language (dutch). the man himself is living there for 20+ years so he should know the rules, i will try to work with him to get some deals from other landloards or 'normal' people to get cheaper deals.

http://www.meetup.com/Berks-County-Real-Estate-Inv...This has a fairly active meetup for a while that I have attended at least 80% of the time.I recommend it, normally get 30-40+ people.

Hey everyone,I am a young investor and want to make sure I start with my best foot forward in the best direction.

Simple scenario and question:I'm purchasing a duplex with a VA Home Loan for $270K.Down the road I'd like to do the same thing.A normal VA Loan Maximum is $417K but changes to approx. $533K with a duplex:http://www.fhfa.gov/DataTools/Downloads/Pages/Conforming-Loan-Limits.aspxWhen I buy another home can I subtract the $533K from $270K leaving me with $263K to purchase another property?

I am in PA and as most of you might know, the 2% transfer taxes in PA are split 1% each between buyer and seller (in a normal real estate transaction). 

This brings up some the info I'd normally go to the tax assessment database for to see the primary owner and when hitting "Show Detail" I see if there is another owner, when it last sold (if sold after the 90s), tax rate, tax class, and owner's mailing address.

There is legal team review, and some other sweet items.I am normally the negative guy and having worked in distressed real estate for 10 years, I have a pretty good understanding of deal structure.

Applicant said that they do not have any pets, but they do have a co-worker that comes through town twice a week that will be staying overnight, and they have a dog.My standard terms for a normal pet situation are $25/month per pet, $300 non-refundable pet fee.

Although the formal meetup doesn't start until 7pm, some of us normally show up at 4pm to beat the traffic.