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I'd like your opinion on a matter. Myself and 2 of my business partners/friends are first time home buyers looking to purchase in a hot market in CA. There is a house we like and offers were due yesterday. List pri...
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A sign of the times. Zillow is adding climate risk scores powered by First Street for every for-sale listing on its platform.
Another Zillow survey published in September 2023 found that 83% of home shoppers conside...
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I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...
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Have been trying to do a refi with BNC - a lender from Zillow...While I thought things are going smooth, lender came and requested my ex's settlement statement...So he has a rental property where we took out the mortg...
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Are there any Houston area investors having trouble getting their REO offers accepted on the MLS?
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I’m a newbie so I think this question is appropriate. I’ve received different answers from different people so here it is. For rental properties ... do lenders require your insurance to cover replacement value of th...
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I recently had someone tell me that you have to pay transfer taxes when you assign a contract. Is this true?
I've done contract assignments and have never paid any transfer tax. In my mind, there is no transfer of o...
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I have entered a knowledge-consumption stage, and due to there only being so many hours in the day, I must be efficient with my time. I have read perhaps a dozen RE books, with each of them saying more or less the ...
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Can I, or how can I, do a lease option with the homeowner that is currently working with a realtor?