The Department of Housing and Urban Development warned last week that landlords who refuse to rent to anyone with a criminal record are in violation of the Fair Housing Act and can be prosecuted and fined for racial d...
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My wife and I made the decision to become Real Estate Investors. We are resourceful, energetic and committed to success. Considering this is a new career and market for us we are committed to making the investment in ...
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I am an out of state mid-term rental landlord. Sometimes a potential tenant will ask to enter the home to view it before finalizing the rental contract. For those who want to know what the home looks like I have incl...
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I'm 23 years old and I am trying to make up for some past mistakes I made right out of high school. Such as: becoming a delinquent with one of my banks, non-paid payday loans, and a car repo(Yikes, i know). No one t...
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When researching pre-foreclosure properties, I get an initial feel for the lien situation from the foreclosure complaint, but know there may be others out there. Short of doing my own search at the courthouse, what a...
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Greetings all,I would greatly appreciate some feedback regarding an issue I'm having with my property manager. I own a duplex, which I've hired out the managing of as I live out of the area. Early September, while I w...
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I'm currently in discussion with two lenders to secure a conventional mortgage for a SFH rental property. I have experience with PennyMac, and they are currently offering the better loan estimate. However, Rocket Mort...
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Hi AllStarting to pull together some goals for 2024. It is not going to be a buy year for me most likely as I want to pay down some debt and refine a couple properties a bit. That said, I want to be in a strong positi...
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I attended the 10X Growth Conference 3 February 1-3, 2019, along with 35,000 of my new friends. This is a huge event and it would be impossible to summarize everything you can learn in one post. What’s more, I have ta...
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Wondering if it’s normal for lenders to ask for a loan origination fee of approx. $1200. What is the usual ways you deal with this transaction? I suggested giving the funds to an attorney in trust and releasing them a...