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15 March 2017 | 1 reply
So I've been flipping for a couple years, but I'm tight on my debt to income ratio and don't want to ruin my ability to flip.
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15 March 2017 | 35 replies
It's location, weak inventory and the uniqueness of the elements of the property and the vision of the other bidders that drives the bidding war.
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11 September 2017 | 33 replies
Further, I feel this law is very unfortunate and really a lose-lose for everyone, because the loss of (especially small scale) property managers' ability to use discretion in accepting applications will absolutely result in application criteria being raised across the board!
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16 March 2017 | 1 reply
Apparently that's taboo, and I risk paying tax on anything I pocket.I've heard of refinancing shortly after purchasing, but I don't know exactly how that's supposed to work, and it likely incurs more cost to our big-picture plan (possibly jeopardizing our ability to put 25% down on both properties.Any advice/recommendations would be most helpful!
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3 April 2017 | 23 replies
The ability for the largest land owners to absorb costs does not prove other landlords are price-gauging jerks.
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28 March 2017 | 3 replies
Here is my short list:Comprehensive lender control panel with servicing notes, status on unpaid taxes, payment history, etcA 'control center' to deploy force placed insurance, and ability to have servicer send CFPB required letters to borrowerTax tracking integration Loss mitigation services with active updates to lender on control panelAn active discussion board style system that lets the lender have a dialog with servicing staff on any matter.
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7 April 2017 | 15 replies
Explanation 2 from the invoice doesn't mention anything about bad valves and unions: Explanation 3 after I asked for the actual bill because I misunderstood "union" to mean labor union"Not quite sure what you mean, this is a bill from my company who performs the service calls.
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22 March 2017 | 12 replies
Add to that their ability to hit owners with special assessments, etc and there is definitely some risk.
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1 July 2017 | 47 replies
At that point there's an element of risk that goes into any purchase.
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22 March 2017 | 2 replies
So now I am starting to run toward the pleasure of being in control of my own time and having the ability to spend time with my family.