Basically, Americans are still using their houses as piggy banks, and this just gives them another way of doing that.The argument is that it is too expensive to do a cash-out refinance if you have a 3% fixed primary loan, and this will provide options.What we fail to realize is that equity in one’s home is a hedge against many things like a downturn in the economy, or inflation.

I will be moving to the Northern Virginia/DC area in a couple of months and would love to meet investors from the area as well as a real estate agent, insurance broker and/or attorney familiar with LTR/STRs.

If you do not bring in help you will limit your business. 

This article will explore the key takeaways and trends that are shaping the New Orleans real estate landscape in August 2024.1.

Full transparency I am a seasoned property manager and will be opening my own brokerage soon - working as Director of Operations of another brokerage right now.

I always say that your experience in REI financing will depend heavily on who you deal with as a Loan officer, processor, or broker. 

Conventional guidelines will ask you to have owned the home for 12 months before you can do a cash out refinance.

They usually have simulators that will tell you how much you need to pay off on a particular debt to accomplish a particular point gain on your credit rating. 

You will have a better chance if it is on the fringe of the commercial zone.Next, look at the town's comprehensive plan.

I second what @Garrett Brown said - we use Roku in all of our places which operates similar to how a lot of hotels have now where you can login and use everything and then it will wipe all the guest data out on checkout date.