David Easley
Does it matter who is on the mortgage/title?
I'm going in on a 50/50 partnership on a house that will be rental. We're going to setup an LLC to manage the house through, but we wouldn't be able to get a loan in the name of the LLC.Should we both have our names o...
Andreas Mueller
The Apartment Boom is Coming! But does it matter?
Welcome to A Skeptical Real Estate Dude, my weekly post here in BP, coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tub...
Tina S.
does it matter where your electric panel box is?
I'm updating a 1950s 2/1 900SF home in South Carolina. The electrician suggests upgrading to a 200 electrical service entry with through the roof mast and relocate existing circuits into a single EXTERIOR 40-space 200...
Benjamin Cowles
Why does it matter if a preforeclosure is "under water"?
When qualifying a property, why does it matter how much it is under water if the bank will still only be able to get the highest bid at auction? Isn't the bank just as likely to accept a short sale vs going through a ...
Vince Liu
Refinance Appraisal - Does the ARV you THINK it is matter
Hello BP - hope everything is doing well!Just finished my first rehab and about to do the refinance so I was wondering - does the Property Value you provide to the lender matter? (which is the ARV you think it is)I kn...
Seth Thompson
Does percentage still matter if the profit is high enough?
So I met with someone the other day, and we got to talking about deals. He had been doing this for quite a while, but was super cocky and kind of demeaning. I showed him a deal that me and my company had worked on a w...
Benjamin Mann
Does higher interest rates matter if the deal is good?
G’day guys,
Being a non resident I’m finding it harder to get a conventional home loan, however it seems that hard money and private lending will be much easier.
Should the higher interest matter if the deal is goo...
Michael Guzik
Is social class important or are numbers all that matter?
Howdy Guys I am looking into getting my first property and am kind of stumped right now. The market is hot so there are not too many plex's for sale in great parts of town and the ones that are for sale are priced at ...
Jim Vinh
Selling my home - Is it just a matter of trust?
I am ready to sell my house to get ready to retire. I don't know any listing agent personally. My question is: in the current seller market, is there a way for the owner to oversee the selling agent so that they don't...
Paul Steward
Numbers - Do they matter when the deal is overwhelmingly good?
I had a deal that went south for one of my clients. I personally thought the deal was a home run but my clients had another view. Numbers not aligning was the deciding factor for them. I'm not a pushy realtor and n...