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Hey all,Been reading for some time, but first time poster. Brief context, we've owned one rental property since 2014 - though I didn't know it at the time, it was in essence a rehabbed turnkey property. It's been a g...
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I am in the process of purchasing a home (conv. 30yr) and have met with one lender thus far. I notice that it is frequently recommended to shop around to get the best rate possible. I realize that may make the most s...
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I am curious if anyone has any experience with online services for property management such as Rentalutions? What other options are worth considering? The Rentaluation website makes it sound like a potential time sa...
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So I just rented our home to a tenant. The tenant is asking if they can replace the old front door lock with a digital door lock? I told the tenant if they change the door lock, it must be a door lock that also has a ...
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Hi all,My wife and I have recently begun the process of familiarizing ourselves with real estate investing. This site has been immensely helpful. Thank you for that. We have long considered buying a STR in Panama C...
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You can do this yourself if you have the TIME to spend.
It comes down to having a bookkeeping system with documented processes that make up your system.
A process for…
—keeping up with receipts and paperwork f...
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Greetings everyone
Please help me understand mortgages , what's the purpose of a mortgage company /bank if they still need to get permission from underwriters .
Terea
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I've got an interesting short sale going with M&T Bank. I'm wondering if anybody has had any experience with them?
The loan was a construction loan and the amt is 460K. The borrower hasnt made a payment since M...
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I now have 3 rental properties and one primary. Two of my rental properties are doing amazing and 1 of them is a money pit. I am at the end of my rope with spending. I went ahead and started the process to refinance 1...
If a house is listed on the MLS as a short sale, and I wanted to put an offer in, does the offer have to be the asking price for it to be accepted, or do lesser offers get accepted?My real estate agent said she was pr...