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1 February 2019 | 7 replies
You want to know where the house stands and don't want any surprises while you are in contract.
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12 February 2019 | 8 replies
As a lender I have had no issue honoring this exception but I have been very surprised to find that a lot of lenders will not.
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22 February 2019 | 7 replies
I thought it would be best to keep the owners current expenses as part of the analysis so not to run into any surprises.
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24 February 2019 | 9 replies
Police and neighbors were equally surprised – break-ins were unheard of in the neighborhood.
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2 March 2019 | 7 replies
Good part is we found 2 old hand made nails:) Surprisingly the house does not have termites now, this damage was from long, long ago.
15 May 2019 | 13 replies
It seems very convenient that they with held only $125.4.
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12 December 2019 | 73 replies
I account 10% of rehab estimate for surprises.
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21 June 2019 | 12 replies
Depending on the deal, I'd start with local banks/credit unions and see if they are being creative--you might be surprised how flexible some are!
8 July 2019 | 13 replies
I was surprised to see @Greg Dickerson, state: "You could easily double that in a year with doing flips and small infill development projects."
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17 July 2019 | 5 replies
Have your agent ask the seller to double and triple check that.... you might all be in for a surprise.