I'm growing really tired of the Fannie Mae deed restrictions and rekey fees. Is there any way around them?

I made an offer on a FNMA REO and we negotiated back and forth. In each one of my counters I had "no deed...

My wife and I purchased a SFR rental for $200k. We put 20% down, only had some minor repairs before listing. PITI will be $1247/mo and will rent for $1700/mo. (I realize this is more down than most recommend, we just ...

Hiya all;We're closing on a property in the next few weeks and struggling with balancing the business and the human side of what we do.  The property has tenants in place but are between $130-200 / mo under market at ...

                                                          Economic Update                                                    (Monday, August 24, 2020)
Its going to take years for our economy to fully heal from th...

Hello my name is Peter Wilder and I am from Grand Rapids MI. I am currently in the Air Force and stationed in San Antonio TX. That is why I included both cities. I am working on a degree in accounting, and am hopi...

Before I proceed with my blog I want to make 2 statements:1) I am politically neutral.  I am not red or blue. 2) I truly feel bad for people going through hardships right now.With that said, prior to COVID, real estat...

Hello everyone, I have been following the threads for a while, but just made my own account here. I will be selling my primary residence in San Diego County next month. It is absolutely a sellers market, so I am expec...

Hi all, I have a question hopefully someone with some expertise may be willing to help with? Should I 1099 an investor for only the profit or should I 1099 for the initial investment and the profits?Back story... A fa...

Economic Update(Monday, January 4, 2021)Welcome 2021! We’re so happy you’re finally here. For all of us, there is now light at the end of this tunnel. If someone would have told you what was in store of ...

                                                     Economic Update                                           (Monday, November 30, 2021)
The shortened Thanksgiving week was a relatively quiet period for our econo...