Finally, having a local attorney will help you out with reputable referrals for other contacts in the future (a reputable attorney will deal with a varied clientele, so you can reach out to them for escrow agents, real estate brokers, contractors, etc...).If you want to find a good attorney and don't have any leads, I would suggest you reach out to the Bar Association of the city you are dealing with, and ask for a few referrals.

A study from the National Association of Realtors showed that 92% of buyers use the internet to begin their house hunting quest, driving home the vital need for real estate agents to have an active online presence.

You can file a complaint with the real estate division AND you can file an ethics complaint with LVR (realtor association).

Check your 401k policy of course, but for me there are no closing costs, application fees, or other associated fees.  

If you have sufficient reserves, most problems associated with rental property investing can be mitigated!

I also invest heavily in a small suburb and don't want my name associated with something that doesn't represent me or the kind of business I run.

the renter is supposed to follow Lease agreement, that is the legally binding document. so assuming that the current agreement has a cause for sublease, and doesnt mention terms related to sublease, and if it is part of a HOA or any association, that has STR restrictions you will need to check that as well, before you can start Airbnb for lets say additional bedroom that you have. 

If you were to buy down the interest rate for your mortgage, what rates and fees would be associated with that?

Upstate CREIA is an active Real Estate Association that helps with your education.

However, even with this decrease in rates, homebuyer demand continues to weaken.After three weeks of increased homebuyer activity, demand for mortgages pulled back 1.9% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest survey of applications, with purchase activity down 3% from a week ago.Sure the rates have come down, but they are still double what they were at the start of the year.I am curious to see what the data will show following the CPI print coming out next week and the FED meeting the following day.