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12 February 2025 | 7 replies
Thank you for your reply Preston.The idea is to pay off her mortgage by leveraging my cash value life insurance.
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25 January 2025 | 7 replies
., get a higher paying job, work two jobs, go to trade school, get a higher paying degree, live in affordable area, etc...these are things that most of us did).
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11 February 2025 | 7 replies
From what I've seen in this area right now, it seems like you'd have a hard time paying market LTR rents and making a good spread.
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10 February 2025 | 7 replies
Location and paying attention to Nathan's points above about the immediate area are more important.
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5 January 2025 | 18 replies
My question is if she doesn't pay in 5 days, could I file a forcible entry detainer at the court ( We are in Macoupin County Illinois)?
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20 January 2025 | 1 reply
However, aside from that, I couldn’t find much information about them, and the only online presence seems to be the wife’s LinkedIn profile (though I’ve never met her in person and am just going off her profile picture on Zillow).After submitting the application through Zillow, we attached our income (two months of pay stubs for each of us from our current jobs), work references, credit and criminal background, rental history, and the contact info for our current landlord (who just so happens to be my fiancé’s father).
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31 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hey @Alecia Loveless I applaud your efforts and think it will pay off!
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6 February 2025 | 11 replies
I'd have to look) days before they have to pay and rescreen again. 3) I will keep shouting this from the rooftops: written policies are your friend.
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7 January 2025 | 28 replies
Otherwise perhaps your winter people will pay $500 extra if your cap is $500 and that is not what your competitors will be doing.
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27 January 2025 | 15 replies
It was held by the previous owner for a very long time, so I wouldn't be surprised if some basic facts about the house are incorrect.I was making an offer on a house a couple years ago and discovered that the owner was paying taxes on an additional house that was on the neighbors lot and didn't know it!