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Luis Lopez FSBO Motivated Seller
3 October 2014 | 10 replies
Dodd Frank deals largely with offering financing to an owner occupant, them being qualified, having the ability to repay, etc.  
Craig Shute Modified 50% Rule
11 October 2014 | 4 replies
I found another quick way of doing it:25% of gross rent for vacancy, repairs, and reserves (you can use this rule because these are just allowances, not measured expenses)Plus $50 per month for insurance (on SFR)Plus the taxes from the county website (Make sure to add town/county, city/village, AND school; zillow is almost always missing one portion; also be sure to remove any exemptions an owner-occupant currently gets)That tells me what my cash flow will be before financing.  
Jennifer A. Help me understand
7 January 2014 | 13 replies
A primary residence buyer more often than not will avoid homes with occupants since they don't want to be bother with having to run an eviction for the most part.
Dawn Anastasi Question on Condo Rental
7 January 2014 | 4 replies
I was told by someone that if a condo association only allows "owner occupants" that a way to get around this is to make the renter a 2% "owner" only while they are renting.
David Galvan USDA loans? Are they beneficial?
10 January 2014 | 7 replies
They will have a well defined lending area by county.They are very strict as to occupancy requirements in my area.
Wayne Woodson How to get funding for a rehab when first starting out?
24 January 2014 | 6 replies
That will only require ~3.5% down, but you will need to be buying as an owner occupant.
Brittany Villamil HUD home and Mold
8 June 2015 | 8 replies
only owner occupants can buy.  
Kevin Mullin Park Management 101 manual?
9 June 2015 | 3 replies
Check their website.Park management of a park with all park owned homes, starts with rapid conversion to a rent credit system (search here and on MHU) where the occupants are headed toward owning the homes and eventually will just be paying lot rent.  
Damian Baynes Who pulls the permits?
19 May 2015 | 6 replies
Likely you're not allowed to pull the permits anyway, if you're not an owner occupant.  
Matt Hinton Financing options for destabilized multifamily
15 July 2013 | 7 replies
On average, what do most of the smaller, "investor friendly banks" need in terms of occupancy rates to lend on multi-family?