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Cody Steck 1 year owner occupied requirement?
6 December 2014 | 11 replies
Like a lot of things of this nature, I doubt they check up on it much, but the consequences of being caught could be huge (I think with HUD, it's something like up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, although I don't think they would go that far).One way they could catch it that I've at least heard speculated about are the utilities not being in your name.
Russell Moran Grandparents left mortgage to Estate - Estate wants to sign to me
12 August 2015 | 7 replies
Human nature tells me that's a big fat NO.
Chris Dot San Diego, what kind of market is it?
9 December 2014 | 4 replies
That's been the nature of the market here for the past year.
Gregory Jimison Mutli Family Heating and Cooling
3 December 2014 | 1 reply
How about natural gas?
Hassan Mahmood Refusal to Provide Social Security on Application - Can't run credit and background report!
3 December 2014 | 11 replies
We charge an application fee to cover part of the processing cost - naturally, if we cannot pull a credit history, then we stop processing.
Sam Leon Compensating Tenants for inconvenience and loss of use
4 December 2014 | 5 replies
Can you do it when they are naturally out of the house?
James Lehmann Taxes for marketing and guru costs
11 December 2014 | 7 replies
But, without more details about your business and the nature of the marketing, we can't give you a definitive answer.
George Lopez What are the pros and cons regarding high cap rates?
27 May 2016 | 75 replies
I think the tradeoff is that, in low-cap areas, there tends to be higher increases in rent rates, whereas high-cap areas do not have much natural rent rate increase opportunities. 
Weis Sherdel Real Estate Insurance & Umbrella Policy
17 December 2014 | 10 replies
Forgive the rudimentary nature of this questions, but the only insurance I know is the homeowner insurance.  
Matthew Manus New Member from Charlotte, NC! Let's Connect!
19 January 2015 | 9 replies
I'm a NC Licensed General Contractor and Professional Engineer, so rehabbing was a natural progression for me.