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Hello!I am wondering if anyone can give me information about mixed use properties. Specifically, are there realtors who specialize in such properties? Ideally, I'd like a property where the downstairs can be a restaur...
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Do rental rates usually fall when interest rates increase and home values decrease?
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Now that interest rates have spiked, home prices are dropping, uncertainty abounds and I am assuming flip profits are decreasing, does it mean lower rehab costs? Does "houses are no longer flying off shelves like hot...
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So there is word going around that the FHA is changing their UW guidelines for condos starting in October. Currently in order to get an FHA loan on a condo the whole association needs to be approved by FHA. The condo'...
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So I am trying to buy a home in a particular developement that has pretty equal amounts of regular sales and REO's and short sales. The regular homes are selling for $168,000-$177,000. These are vacation homes so they...
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I am in the process of getting a short-term rental ready, but made the mistake of applying for renovation loans AFTER the mortgage went on record, making my DTI too high to qualify for personal loans such as Sofi. In ...
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From rising interest rates to rising insurance costs it seems like hits to multifamily operations just won’t stop. Several years ago I said that certain natural disaster areas could potentially become uninsurable. Wel...
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Hi, I am a management consultant based out of the Chicago looking to begin my real estate investment journey. I have saved up some capital that I would like to deploy over the next couple years in a few properties. BP...
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Hello BP
Interest rates are low and my my personal homes interest rate is low also. But my investment investment property have a 5 year ARM and i want to get all of my investment propertys that have an adjustable rev...
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[Note: this inquiry was originally posted under the "Creative Real Estate Financing - Toledo, Ohio" Forum category (under a related title), but without any response.]
I'm exploring a creative financing technique for...