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17 July 2012 | 12 replies
I expect to spend time looking at RE in both when I'm bored.What beautiful, cool country this is and having a great time.
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2 July 2012 | 7 replies
Details:1) The property is in a MAJOR tourist area, on a very busy main highway2) The couple wants to run a beauty salon/spa/wellness center3) The property is a 4BR 2.5BA house (zoned commercial - used to be a tanning salon).
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7 September 2018 | 13 replies
In my days as a commercial banker, I've closed a couple hundred SBA 504 loans, so I understand the process (and consequences) pretty well.The upside (if you can call it that) - is that while SBA certainly CAN come to collect on their collateral, I've witnessed many many scenarios where they don't (they tend to behave differently than a typical bank).
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15 September 2012 | 16 replies
If I am lucky enought to stay married to my beautiful wife, that will be additional financial boosting.I began my career as a civil engineer about 3.5 years ago and my salary has climbed by double digit percentages each year for the last couple years.
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17 July 2012 | 4 replies
I told them, ok, prove that caused the pump to fail (produce the invoice) and prove it was our tenants (signed witness statements?).
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10 July 2012 | 22 replies
Hi Kyle,Yes it's a beautiful place---bunches of movie stars are moving/live here cuz of it's small town and majestic beauty---close to Sta Barbara.
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19 September 2012 | 18 replies
Sounds like you have more latitude in your area as well as much lower RE values so perhaps that is part of the equation.Ann - I completely understand your concern, however, in the use of the trust to wholesale the REO, no lender is needed, not even a transactional type, that is the beauty of using trusts to wholesale REO's.
17 July 2012 | 15 replies
There are properties though that can have environmental issues, wetland issues and potentially other issues that can become a greater liability than the real estate is worth.There are homes near me that are beautiful today and probably will remain that way for many more years.
15 July 2012 | 6 replies
This beautiful city in the Hill Country with the Colorado River running straight through downtown brought forth over 70,000 new residents this past year.