Frank G.
Title Fees in NJ (Passaic County)
I am closing on a single family owner-occupied residential property. Loan Amt is $175,000. The Title company is charging me the following fees:-Admin Processing Fee $35-Closing Protection Letter $75-Lender Title Insur...
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Knowledge is power for helping Hispanics
Understanding Cultural Differences
Knowledge is power for helping Hispanics achieve the American Dream.
By Tony Cohen-Enriquez
In what can be seen as a growing trend, George Porras with Remax Master in Covina gets ...
Spencer Herrick
Escrowed Taxes as Expenses on Rental properties
I'm curious to know and understand whether or not you should still consider Total property tax and Mortgage payment as separate expenses on the "4 square method".... in the case that you are having those taxes escrowe...
Arnold Finkelstein
Probate Judge Asking for "Deed Tax"
In seeking to record a Perry County tax certificate, the Probate Judge there has told me I must pay a "deed tax" in addition to property taxes. I have never heard of a "deed tax," nor has any other county in which I ...
Jose D.
Will a tenanted property count towards my DTI ratio?
I know to count rental income it's two years, but I don't really care if lenders don't count my cash flow as income. I'm more concerned with whether they will still count my mortgage payment as debt even if it's a ren...
Jake Walroth
My situation with FHA - towing the line
Hey all new investor here from cincinnati, quick question regarding my circumstances with my FHA loan. Just purchased first duplex- using fha / househackingPurchase $176.5kRents 1 bed (my unit) 1400sqft - $850/month3-...
Jacob G.
Rent with option to buy instead of mortgage
In order to get around the forclosure process in judicial states - could i buy the house at a reduced house from the person that wants the mortgage and then rent back to them with an option to buy at a fixed rate? or ...
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Refinance questions
I have 2 properties to deal with here.
Property #1 - first house bought with FHA loan, ARM that adjusts every year (1% max), is currently at 5.875%, due to drop to 4.875 in a few months. 30 year mortgage that has 13 ...
Travis Silva
LLC vs. Liability Insurance for a rental + managing investment
Hey All - I am officially brand new to being a landlord. As of this past weekend, I had my first tenant move in. Being my first rental, I've utilized a local PM company that has pretty reasonable rates, and they got m...
Trenton Mattson
Need some help getting into REI
Primary residence =$400k loan, appraisal $675k before upgrades, lived in for 3 years.
HELOC utilizing $125k for upgrades.
Mortgage $2200, rental comps $3200-3600.
Best way to proceed with getting into another hom...