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14 October 2012 | 11 replies
It has been a while since I have been dealing with this type of transaction so more qualified members could confirm this.I would re finance and pay down the loan as previously suggested with as short a payoff as possible
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8 October 2012 | 7 replies
I am hoping that the community can help me with a current dilemma (this time I figured I would ask before I just go charging ahead like I have done in the past).I own a multi-family in Boston and rent to college students, typically 3 roommates.
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1 November 2012 | 23 replies
Or back to the previous question: can i have the principal place of business in my home without having a "home office", but having an office in my home.
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19 October 2012 | 12 replies
The good part is you pay the rent at the beginning of the month for the coming month where house payments are made at the beginning of the month for the previous month.
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15 October 2012 | 34 replies
The trouble with today's appraisal rules is you have no idea who you are going to get, you can't pay more to get an experienced one, and there is no way to predict whether they are going to be bad in your favor or the buyer's.As was previously mentioned, you should be targeting a cash buyer with this type of purchase.I think the best we've done on a deal like this was a $64K purchase that was resold in 2 weeks for $93K.
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16 October 2012 | 20 replies
The previous owner seems to have abandoned it.
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25 October 2012 | 5 replies
Isn't it great these colleges are doing that?
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17 October 2012 | 16 replies
Also storage buildings and carports.
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18 October 2012 | 19 replies
Even though Dale Osborn noted that you need to read the lease closely to see if there is a clause included giving you the right to terminate the lease, that does not mean that the previous landlord knew or followed local laws.
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16 October 2012 | 4 replies
My previous landlord had an LLC.