Then we effectively double the # of conventional loans allowed. 3.

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Many real estate-specific photographers offer a video virtual tour service which is incredibly helpful when selling homes virtually. 

Hello,I had a tenant last winter and the heat in his unit was supplemented by the unit above him.It gets really cold down there in winter but he chose not to have free heat and sealed the vents tightly with an aluminum foil without  letting me know , I could have easily adjusted the thermostat to lower  per his needs if he had told me and supplemented my apartment above with any additional heat but he chose to seal without letting me know inspite of my warning later on and obviously it can have detrimental effect on the tubing inside the walls due to excess pressure build up.He also complained about high electricity Bill's (obviously he would incur high utility bills when he turns on his electric radiator without using the free heat he was getting) I ended up having an oversight from my end as I did not verify if sealing vent caused any damage . 

This Bill will effectively kill my ability to grow a retirement account that I can retire and live on.

It’d also be nice to get rid of that PMI with a refi, but might not be likely since rates are already on the rise.Overall, I think we did extremely well and I’m incredibly happy with this first property.

What doesn't make sense to me is that at this current time, rates are so low that a cash out refinance isn't going to seem possible for a long time if you already bought a house at these incredibly low rates (am I correct here)?

We do that as a "Utility Offset" in order to protect our owners from extremely high utility bills when there are more than the normal guest count.Hot tubs can be incredibly valuable!

The feedback from showings has been incredibly positive in that regard.

This may sound broad, but I study every factor/variable that may have an effect on my investment strategy and specific target market.