Also, I am very interested in adding a second bath upstairs and/or doing something more productive with the wasted community space connecting the stairs and upstairs BRs (ie- add a bathroom here or create a 4th BR).

While I can understand some of the desire for rent control there are other more practical and productive ways to assist families in need of housing (IE fix the broken section 8 programs around the country)  I would prefer however that all of you out of state investors get out of "our town" so that the prices can go back to normal for us locals, which should in turn help keep rents down a bit locally .....

Hello all, I’m curious does anyone know of any lenders (banks, mortgage companies etc) that will offer a loan to an individual with poor credit?

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I actually don't have financially savvy parents, they are actually a lot like the "poor dad" from Rich Dad Poor Dad.

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My plan was to sell the property next year, but wanted to pull some cash out prior to selling to help minimize the capital gains tax.Is there a proper name for this type of loan product that I should be looking for?