Daniel R.
FHA rules does not allow one off discounts or negotiate lower rents?
In my recent apartment search, I head this same exact quote from the leasing office when I tried to negotiate lower rents:
"FHA rules does not allow us to give tenants one off discounts or negotiate lower ren...
Account Closed
Tenant Asking 4 Lower Rent B/C City Won't Allow Renting Basement
Hi,We are renting out a house to our contractor who did work on the house and he became our tenant. Our property manager who is friendly with our tenant has informed us that since the inspector says we may not use the...
Keith A.
Allowing a tenant to take care of lawn/pool for lower rent
We have a SFH with a pool that we have started to market for rent. We have it listed to include lawn and pool service but we keep getting low offers where the potential tenant would like to take care of the lawn and p...
Sharon Miller
House on market for about 2 months, lower rent or not?! Tennessee
We had our house rented for 4 years for $1400 a month(Pet friendly), tenant moved out on May 5th. We had to Paint the whole house and fix the issues. Since that day, we had received some applications through Zillow bu...
The Fed has signaled something significant for mortgage rates. With inflation still rearing its head and the job market hot as ever, the Fed already has enough evidence to hold back on lowering the federal funds rate,...
Michelle Au
Material Participation in Rental Real Estate
Under Sec 469: A taxpayer qualifies as a real estate professional if (1) more than one-half of the personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses during the tax year are in real property trades or bus...
Gil Happy
Looking For Online Mortgage Calculator To Compare Costs
Hello,I am looking for a specific type of online mortgage calculator - I am looking for one that can compare the costs between 2 different mortgages. To explain, I have been provided numbers on a 30 year fixed mortga...
David Mesteth
Refinancing primary family residence
Is it recommended to refinance a home to purchase a rental property but continue to live in home with new rates?
Connor Castillo
7.125% interest rate on a conventional investor loan: When should I try to refi
Hi all,With this interest rate, when should I might try to refinance to lock in a lower rate. The home is in Columbia, SC. With the .5 point cut, I think the rates already dropped in anticipation of this happening, bu...
Are new construction homes a good investment right now? Well, that depends. If you want a lower price for a property in a better condition, with a lower mortgage rate and the ability to charge more rent, then new cons...