Michel Moubarak
What do you think of chatbots?
Hey everyone!I attended Inman Connect New York 2017 this January. A lot of the tech talks revolved around automation and chatbots. It was very interesting to see the different opinions surrounding that topic.A lot of ...
John G.
Should I "buy down the rate" by paying mortgage points?
Details... I have a quoted rate of 4.75% with paying just a hair under one point or $723. And have the option to buy down the rate to 4.25% by paying 3.121 points (an additional 2.134 points / $1,562 cash at closing)....
Trevor Ewen
Appliance Replacement Plans
We're buying a whole lot of appliances from Lowe's this weekend. For the set of appliances we've chosen for the units, Lowe's has 5 year replacement plans available. According to our numbers, these are running at abou...
Chris Seveney
Prices do not always go up
Contrary to popular belief, values of real estate do not always go up. What makes it more difficult today more than ever is the economy is global. For example how many of you know that what the Japanese are doing with...
Shelley A.
broken door kobs/locks at tenancy end- normal wear and tear?
At the end of tenancy, the new tenants immediately complained about door knobs that were jammed. The handyman said he tried to repair them but most needed to be replaced. One was deadbolt and lever handle set on the...
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Anxiety that I'm making a bad deal
Hi everyone - I am new to this site and real estate in general. I am currently in the process of purchasing my first home in Newark DE (primary residence) with the intention of using it as a rental after living in it ...
Scott P.
Should I refi a new purchase once seasoned?
This is my first purchase. It's awesome and has been a ton of work and investment so far. So here is the question... Should I refi in 4 months (or pull out the rest of the equity with a second) to pay off most or al...
Moises Turcios
New member from Southern California
Hello all! My name is Moises. I'm 23 years old and a correctional officer for a state prison. I have a two year degree in criminal justice and recently changed my major to finance, real estate and law(cal poly pomona)...
Safwaan Bennett
Wholesaling is interesting
Not to long ago I was in the process of joining the marines corps to be an infantryman until a relative of mines introduced me to RE wholesaling and at first i didn’t pay it no attention until I started to do my own r...
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running H2O heater
My 40 gallon water heater is about 15 years old. I don't think it's ever been replaced. We have very hard water, which apparently means lots of sediment. The inspector suggested that the sediment could be/is so high i...