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12 May 2017 | 2 replies
Hi:As a Canadian, I started doing my first flips in Texas paying 16% hard money as I had no American credit or track record.
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10 May 2017 | 2 replies
That doesn't mean they won't, but they're not fans of it.By the way, I'm in KC too and here are some of the banks we've had luck with:- Bank 21- Fidelity Bank- Cornerstone Bank- Great American Bank
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19 May 2017 | 11 replies
Less stress on my wife, who hates her job and wants to stay home with our son and the future child(ren) that will come at some point, or at least only have to work part-time as a photographer (her dream job, and something she's really good at).Cons:1.
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16 May 2017 | 10 replies
I can't stay away seeing as it's my ex-wife and we have a child together I tried to report this once before and they brushed It Off and they've been doing this for 5 years or more with multiple people living there paying them rent so I'm just trying to figure out if this is the way Section 8 normally handles things or if they actually take these reports serious
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24 May 2017 | 16 replies
Not to mention the average American home buyer sells their home or has to refinance every 7 years or so.
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16 May 2017 | 2 replies
But parents are more likely to pay you to avoid their child getting evicted and to save their own behinds.
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16 May 2017 | 3 replies
David Woz I believe American Real Estate Investors (AERI) does property management for properties not purchased through them.
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18 May 2017 | 4 replies
Hope this helps:AZ ASHI: Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Home InspectorsArizona Home Inspectors - InterNACHIhttps://www.nachi.org/AZ Certified Home Inspectors.
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26 May 2017 | 17 replies
You'd graduate, be married, and have a child before you can call up your college friends to see if they want to rent a room from you for the semester.
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18 May 2017 | 2 replies
The concern is the child's health, not a pamphlet.