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17 November 2013 | 54 replies
I would look to understand what type of income the borrower makes, or where that down payment came from.While the bid at a high level looks aggressive if the borrower starts to prepay and with the payment being low and reasonable, he could cut your yield in half or more.
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17 November 2013 | 14 replies
This tries to keep the sellers honest to not try doing the exact thing you are speaking of which is the cut the listing broker out of a valid contract they have with the seller.How much do you want to put down on seller finance 5,10,15% down.
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11 December 2013 | 14 replies
I also mix up the phone number like: 9 one 5- 5 five 5- one 2 one 2 to cut down on spam texts.
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15 December 2013 | 7 replies
The longer the duration of the project, the greater are the finance charges and the higher will be our cut of the deal.
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21 December 2013 | 21 replies
The details they gave me:- They relocated here for work and commute 2+ hours from their current rental that they're leasing there through January 31- They want to move in here January 1, a Wednesday- They don't get paid until January 3, a Friday, and get paid weekly each week- They work at a law office here (admin staff) and just started the job this weekThis person sounded good until they said it would be "cutting it close to pay their current rent and deposit/rent here upfront by January 1."
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21 December 2013 | 19 replies
I have also done some major tree cutting on the property.
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20 January 2014 | 36 replies
Seeing the pending potential nightmare tenant situation looming, I decide to cut my losses and let her off the hook.
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4 June 2014 | 6 replies
If so, I'd cut your losses and get rid of the place.It sounds like you might be considering throwing good money after bad.
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24 June 2014 | 5 replies
Most government agencies have a legal hearing process before aid is cut off.
21 July 2014 | 5 replies
On the flip side, understand if they truly wanted they could knock on the door and work out their own deal and cut you out as though you have a contract, someone else could get them to do business with them and not you.