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Has anyone here hired a full-time underwriter for their team? I don’t mean a VA from the Philippines to plug some numbers but rather a truly experienced skilled underwriter who understands how to A) underwrite multi-f...
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If I was to buy a house from someone who is asking for too much earnest deposit, could I lower my offer price to make up for the bigger earnest money deposit? Could I not just increase earnest money deposit from the n...
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Good Morning All! I am part of a group of several investors who are looking at purchasing our first LTR property within the next 6 months. We have all spent much of 2022 taking in all of the knowledge we can about the...
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This appears to be a detached small single family house in a community designated as "condo". The condo fee is only $150/year, according to the MLS.
I don't know why they chose this ownership structure instead of usi...
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I recently came across a condo that can conservatively make a little over $400 a month in a very desirable tourist location. However, condo has a ground lease that expires in 2049. Condo is going for $125k, I would ne...
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I just feel like it would be cool. But im unsure if it is feasible let alone productive. Get a duplex rent it to people on both sides. when they move out tear down the wall.. put a huge area rug in the middle of the n...
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Hello!!! Just thought I'd say hi and let you all know how informative your forums are. Hopefully I'll be the guru in 12-18 months and passing the info on to the next newbies!!
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I have an appointment Tuesday with the case manager on a foreclosure. ARV is about $140k but with all the charges the seller currently owes $111k for payoff. Also, the house probably needs $30k of work done to it (roo...
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Hello,I just joined the site. Thank you Brandon for the video, not awkward at all. I did watch the whole thing. I am a real estate professional working in the Greater Los Angeles area. I work with my clients as wel...
Hi All,
Wondering if I’m missing something about refinancing a rental.
Everything I’ve read says you can pull out up to 75 percent of equity. But, my bank, ( First Republic) says I still need to qualify, personally ...