Brad Fitzpatrick
Creative Purchase/Financing Help!!
I'm trying to buy a bank owned property that is probably 50% finished and needs a lot of work done. Any creative ideas on how to finance this? I was thinking about how I could get the bank to agree on a purchase pri...
Alan Reza
Do I turn my residence into a rental or sell and invest equity?
I am interested in getting into real estate investing and not exactly sure where to start. I bought a 1 bedroom loft in Orange, CA in 2008 for a great price. I put in a lot of top notch upgrades to make my loft Dwell ...
James Mudd
Confused about PMI...and how to avoid it...?
Hello all,
So...as I am researching the topic on PMI, I am coming up with conflicting responses. I am looking at a 3.5% (30 year) owner-occupied FHA loan for a duplex in Dallas.
From what I understand....
Angelique Kelly
Tenant refuses to pay pet rabbit damages.
My last tenant had three pet rabbits that she let run free through out the house. It wasn't until we had hired a house inspector to do a routine evaluation that we realized how much damage her pets had done. The bas...
Ryan Smith
Legalese: Require Contractors to say they have liability insuran
So, i want all contractors to start signing a contract saying, among other things, No extra pay unless there is a change order approved.Only thing I'm not sure about is should I require all contractors to say they hav...
Gary Northcutt
Commercial loan for 5 family
I keep here you guys talking about commercial lenders not looking at personal finances just the property but why does all the lenders I'm talking to want my personal finances and a personal guarantee on the loan? The ...
Nader Hachem
Redoing my office ceiling
Hey BPIn my home office i has this popcorn ceiling that kept peeling and falling off so I decided to remove it and get rid of it myself. I’m also done with removing it and there’s this thin layer of paint/glue(?) left...
Andrew M.
A Culmination of Lessons Learned
The past few weeks have been a proverbial roller coaster; financially, culturally, economically, and financially. As with any crisis, there are always lessons to be extracted if we can maintain our emotional bystander...
Laura Turner
do I need a closing company?
So do I really need a title company to close? Seems like they charge an awful lot to research the title and liens, insure the title, pay off the mortgage if any, prorate utilities and taxes, and file the documents.I'...
Account Closed
Dealing with Fannie Mae?
Has anyone had any success buying bulk packages directly from Fannie Mae?
I am interested to hear if anyone has had any positive or negative experiences with Fannie and also how they got in touch to get a bulk pack...