Danielle Sprunger
VA loan- Renting Out Before Year Occupancy
My husband and I bought a townhome before living at our new duty station. We are an hour away from his work but the commute is much longer with traffic, an hour and 45 minutes most days. We bought with a VA loan and h...
Jithesh Prabhakar
?Continuation of business for Use and Occupancy
We purchased a 2 bedroom, 5 unit multifamily buliding in Jan 2014. The property is location in Hyattsville, Price George County. This is our first investment property. We are in the process of getting User and Occu...
Eric Halstenson
Lease option to avoid certificate of occupancy
Would I need to have a Certificate of Occupancy on a lease option? I have a current renter interested in purchasing the house they are renting from me, however, would like more time to get their finances in order for...
Rich Johnson
Certificate of Occupancy when buying As Is
Hello,I found in my area that when real estate is sold or even rented it needs a clean Certificate of Occupancy first. I see homes are also listed as being sold "as is". What exactly is the "as is" since no matter w...
Jane Kim
two people on loan and one occupant?
Could both my cousin and I be on a FHA loan while only my cousin lives in the property? I currently already have a owner occupied VA mortgage. Will this effect this also? My cousin will be starting a new job about an...
Bobby Burches
non-permitted upgrades and Occupancy/Use Permit
I recently came upon a property being sold in Baltimore, MD that has had an upgraded HVAC, Water heater, and electric panel installed. I checked the Baltimore permits site and there have been no permits pulled. This p...
Christopher "Bear" DeSanctis
FHA owner occupant question involving recent marriage
Long story short. I decided to start my real estate investing business this year and closed on my first property on 8/5/2020 with an FHA loan as I was using a house-hack strategy on this first duplex in North Carolin...
Brandon Gale
Healthy Occupancy Rates in the Smoky Mountains?
Wondering what others with experience in the Smokies consider "healthy" occupancy rates.
I heard on a YouTube video recently that for a market with around 30 day avg. lead time (I think Smokies is about 28), a health...
CJ B.
Unauthorized Pet/Extra Occupant/Earthquake/Covid-19
Hey Everyone- These are obviously turbulent times. Under typical circumstances, the following would be a "no-brainer". I self manage a duplex out-of-state which today went through an earthquake. I had tenants take pi...
Maria G.
Are there restrictions to be an occupant?
What is the advantage of listing someone on your lease as just occupant (vs. tenant)? Can an occupant stay as many night per year as he or she wants? I have an applicant who listed someone else as occupant, but I unde...