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Debra Mittleman Financing Options for Investment Property
15 September 2015 | 4 replies
The catch is that you have to occupy, so that limits the way you can invest.If you find a FSBO, they can do whatever you decide to agree on.If you find a long-term private lender, you can do whatever you agree on.If you do flip style, you can buy with hard money for a % of ARV, which may cover up to 100% of the purchase and remodel.
Andrey Grebyonkin New Member form Federal Way, Washington
22 September 2015 | 5 replies
There are a lot of options in the area however, and you shouldn't limit yourself to one. 
Lynn Por Can I refinance my property which is under lease option agreement
17 September 2015 | 4 replies
This only pertains to allowances given as credits for loan purposes, if those credits are allowable and you qualify at the required loan to value then the seller may apply all the credits as agreed, these are to separate matters, what is credited as a down payment for a loan and what is agreed to.This is why most rent to own buyers fail, they assume what the pay is credited to obtain a loan and they are not as contracted, you only find out when the property is appraised so you need to save more in the event your contracted payments are limited to only the excess paid over the fair market rent. 
Ronald Harris How to invest in real estate with no or low money down
16 September 2015 | 2 replies
This limits your pool to Pretty Houses that are habitable....  
Derek Daun Tenant demanding I bring in pest control for ants
16 September 2015 | 13 replies
Single-family houses: Tenant agrees to provide for adequate pestcontrol, including, but not limited to preventing and eliminating destructiveinsects, rodents, and reptiles found on the premises."
Paul Padilla What was your first step in real estate?
23 September 2015 | 18 replies
SELLER CONCESSIONSSeller concessions include, but are not limited to, the following:Payment of the buyer’s VA funding feePrepayment of the buyer’s property taxes and insuranceGifts such as a television set or microwave ovenPayment of extra points to provide permanent interest rate buydownsProvision of escrowed funds to provide temporary interest rate buydowns,Payoff of credit balances or judgments on behalf of the buyerSeller concessions do not include payment of the buyer’s closing costs or payment of points as appropriate to the market.Any seller concession or combination of concessions which exceeds 4% of the established reasonable value of the property is considered excessive, and unacceptable for VA guaranteed loans. 
Sam Erickson Should I personally guarantee a seller financed office building?
23 September 2015 | 23 replies
You could try and limit the PG to a percentage as mentioned by someone else.
Jhonatan Urias Wholesale
28 October 2015 | 4 replies
I'm also a young entrepreneur with limited capital.  
Jamey Newman Brrrr / Refinancing
8 October 2015 | 10 replies
From the current FNME Selling Guide.If the mortgage being delivered to Fannie Mae is secured by the borrower’s principal residence, there are no limitations on the number of properties that the borrower can currently be financing.  
Jay Pillalamarri What's you story and motivation?
16 September 2015 | 3 replies
Motivation: always loved houses - and when our 4 kids were small I needed to find flexible ways to make additional incomeBiggest struggles: Early on it was finances - had to work with OWC deals only - learnings: tried to absorb as much as I could from the seller perspective such as: what lenders want to see in a home, how lenders qualify buyers, what buyers want in a house, how to create a viable product with limited funds (safe, legal, and appealing)Love & Hate: love a project - finding the deal, turning a dump into a palace, and getting it sold. hate being a landlord - just not for me.