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7 January 2014 | 14 replies
The second time round I finished all 1500 questions on retrainers practice exam questions and I felt very prepared for the exam.I highly recommend you get your broker's license as I see many benefits of having one.
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6 January 2014 | 8 replies
And you get the benefit of having 50 past ones to catch up on.Two Great reads, I bought both J.
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17 May 2016 | 12 replies
They offer them as well, but wouldn't touch me do to the amount of mortgages that I have.The benefits that I like are that the closing a costs are very low and the money can be borrowed and paid back over and over.
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2 August 2014 | 9 replies
I found one that lends at the following terms: Interest Rate: 5-year FHLB + 3.00%, floor or 5.95% Adjusts every 5 yearsNo cap on rate adjustment (Note: Seems scary)Maturity: 20 yearsRequire 30% down.No prepayment penaltyI am wondering if anyone knows what has been the historical 5-year FHLB rate and any predictions on what it might be in 5, 10, and 15 years since the rate adjusts every 5 years.The no cap on rate adjustments is the scary part, but I guess I could prepay the loan if the rate goes crazy high.Does this look like a good options to secure long term financing if I've hit my 10 Fannie Mae loans already?
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13 January 2014 | 6 replies
The value of the Section 8 voucher counts towards our income requirements, so does the value of food stamps and other non-monetary benefits that aid in covering the cost of food, shelter, clothing, transportation, medical care.About the tenant who was struggling with paying the $25 or just paying it late...
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8 January 2014 | 32 replies
I understand for some jobs, it's difficult, however it's a good a idea to a cap in that case.Hope someone benefits from hit.Brandon, you are best, man.
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4 January 2014 | 7 replies
I haven't used it and I'm sure the benefits of the strategy will vary state by state.
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6 January 2014 | 13 replies
@ JohnI realize there is risk associated with partnerships but also realize the potential benefits.
5 January 2014 | 9 replies
Oh, LOL, you're saying you're a consumer advocate and all of that snooping and going through that is only to benefit the public.....I don't buy that, could be but I wasn't born yesterday.And, you're wrong Joe, I'm very much a consumer advocate.
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17 August 2016 | 48 replies
Maybe someone has some suggestion on how I can post it and I'll be happy to show you the evolution.So without the benefit of showing you the evolution of my mailing over time with number of letters mailed, response rates and closed deals, suffice it to say since Jan 2013, our response rates have been dropping consistently and our piece sent have increase substantially.