Steve V
Is the appraisal system changing?
I was told that lenders will no longer be able to choose the appraiser or give the appraiser a copy of the sales contract prior to the appraisal. My understanding is that when a lender needs an appraisal they would r...
Ryan L.
Attention Denver Investors!
My name is Ryan, I'm 24 and moving from just NJ to Denver in time for 2011. I graduated from Monmouth University's Kislak Real Estate Institute and currently work for a developer/investor in Asbury Park, NJ. I'm looki...
Beau Pearson
Two adults and only one meets credit qualification
If you had a standard of 600 credit score and two adults fill out applications, with only one having enough credit to qualify, what do you do?
Rosh Varughese
Mortgage and HELOC applications impact on credit score
I am a new investor. I wanted to know if applying for multiple investment mortgages affect credit score. I see that some people are buying multiple houses per month and so does this affect their credit score. Same wit...
Patrick Zepeda
Benefits of private capital markets and "negative leverage"
In commercial, institutional players don't touch deals sub $20M due to the lack of scale and unfavorable financing (many banks, debt funds and lifeCos won't lend on small deals, or would offer bad terms and full recou...
Kyle Souza
Qualifying for Small Multifamily Loans
From this groups experience, what sort of "gut checks" do I need to make to make sure I will qualify for debt on my first Apartment Acquisition? I am working with a partner but we are in our late 20s, loan sizes are p...
Henry M.
Examples of Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud Investigations - Fiscal Year 2013
The following examples of mortgage and real estate fraud investigations are written from public record documents on file in the court records in the judicial district in which the cases were prosecuted.
Defen...
Andres Castaneda
22 YEARS OLD BUYING MY FIRST INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Hi everybody,I am new here to the BP community so I wanted to introduce myself! My name is Andre and I am a 22 year old realtor licensed in New England. This will be my second full year being licensed and I am in the ...
Riaz Gillani
What is the future of DSCR??
DSCR / rental / hybrid / even conventional lenders who have an opinion: Where is DSCR heading?
Context: The DSCR space is largely controlled by 10-12 institutionally backed lenders. There's hundreds of other lenders ...
Bob Razler
SDIRA | Institution Recommendations
Hello:As I proceed down my learning path, and as I continue to analyze deals, make offers, get rejected, feel sadness.....lather-rinse-repeat....I was intrigued by SDIRA's.I have a rollover IRA with enough money in it...