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10 September 2018 | 8 replies
Then I was told by another lender then no I cannot buy this property with a FHA because FHA guidelines are that I could only purchase a mix used property if it's at single dwelling with a commercial space attached to it that is less than 49% of the residential part other property.
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13 September 2018 | 5 replies
This way you don't get nickle and dimed by the contractor and bleed dry of your working capital before a single shovel has broken ground.
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13 September 2018 | 10 replies
Hello BP,Hope all your investments are doing fantastic.I’m looking for a bit of financial advice.I currently own 3 single family homes under 3 conventional mortgages each.
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11 September 2018 | 3 replies
We also have an offer in on a single family in Menasha to use as an AirBnB.
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19 December 2019 | 12 replies
Just to clarify your original post, is the current property just rented out as a single family residence?
8 July 2019 | 3 replies
It's two bedroom, two bath, needs new windows, doors, insulation (particularly the second floor), electric, plumbing, HVAC, kitchen, and the detached garage (single car) rehabbed as well.
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17 September 2018 | 4 replies
To use the VA loan to purchase a single family home would require us to move once again which is costly, not to mention it would be the sixth time in 3 years for out family.
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11 September 2018 | 27 replies
I'd go for a well-maintained single family or two family with much higher rents per unit and much lower headaches.
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11 September 2018 | 4 replies
If the "air conditioner" you referred to in your post is a window unit that would fall out when you turned the house upside down, then it is 5-year personal property; otherwise, 27.5-year propertyLandscaping and ground improvements are 15 year property that would include driveway and sidewalks.For a single family rental, a cost segregation study is most likely more expensive than your tax savings could ever recover through accelerated depreciation.
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16 August 2021 | 14 replies
So, in a few of the single family houses I have recently purchased for rentals, the basements are fairly humid.