Real Estate: 1st time landlord, very excited! |
- 1st time landlord, very excited!
- We picked a bad mortgage lender.
- Master closet in master bathroom
- Any of you temporarily move in with the in laws while house hunting? How’d it go? Haha
- Should I change lenders?
- What can we do to bid more competitively?
- Mortgage Financing Issue
- Loan officer seems like she doesn't care. Can I change to another loan officer at the same lender?
- A buyer's mortgage calculator to rule them all?
- Getting financing on a duplex that also has a mobile home on the land?
- Buying land !
- 2012 built home, sewer scope?
- Good book suggestions for real estate?
- Legal and functional question about property we are offering on
- How long should we wait to rescind an offer? [NM]
- Tips for working with rental managers.
- I recently opened an event center this past year..[PA]
- [CA] Is this a sign that house has bad foundation?
- USA - California; Waiving Termite Report and Section 1 & 2 Repairs
- Moving forward, do you believe that getting approved for a mortgage in the more popular urban and metropolitan areas (like Los Angeles or New York) will get harder to achieve considering record low-interest rates and many people are currently not paying their rents or mortgage payments?
- Dishwasher,Sinks, Pipes, and Condos
- Question about sloped back yard
| 1st time landlord, very excited! Posted: 25 Jul 2020 06:53 AM PDT Hi all! First post here. Closing on my 1st rental property this week. 3bd/1ba 1240Sqft single family renting for $725/month. Bought it for $55,000 with 20% down on a conventional loan at 3.5% Monthly payment is $421. Appraised for $60k and is located directly across the street from my primary residence. I'm 27 making around $52,000/ year in Ohio state gov and would like to turn real estate investing into my primary income generator. Any recommendations for a first time landlord? Have been reading bigger pockets guide to being a landlord and just finished Ken Roth's Successful Landlord. Any other great book recommendations? [link] [comments] |
| We picked a bad mortgage lender. Posted: 24 Jul 2020 08:39 PM PDT I've noticed the general opinion on this lender is bad but I'm super young and well... We fucked up. We chose wells fargo. We were set to close in four days. Today we get a call that they have been unable to get ahold of our appraisers and now we have to push it back. We both requested the max days we can this year and are shit out of luck. Everything was set up. Family members even took off. Things were set up for my dog. We did everything possible to make our first move go as smoothly as possible. They just sat on the appraisal for like a week and told us last minute. They even admitted they chose a shitty appraiser. Our whole home buying experience has been a nightmare. Our realtor (who was suggested by wf) is also horrible. Moral of the story is don't choose WF I guess. I don't think there's really much we can do at this point. Hopefully they don't mess it up more. [link] [comments] |
| Master closet in master bathroom Posted: 25 Jul 2020 07:55 AM PDT I'm looking at homes and this is such a dumb trend I see. The latest one I really like had this dumb design and also no privacy door/room for the toilet like some others I've seen. What if I'm in the middle of taking a shit when my gf needs to change for work? wtf Anyways, would it be a tough project to add a door from the bedroom to a walk in closet like this? Here's a rough floorplan. Not sure if load bearing but it's on the same wall as the door to the bathroom. [link] [comments] |
| Any of you temporarily move in with the in laws while house hunting? How’d it go? Haha Posted: 25 Jul 2020 05:54 AM PDT I've been living on my own for 10 years and now moved into the in laws for the foreseeable future until we secure a new home. Feels weird using other people's shit and they won't take my money lol [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2020 04:16 AM PDT I'm a pretty frequent contributor to the sub but now it's my turn to ask for some advice. I'm refinancing my primary home and the property appraised about 10% lower than what I think the FMV is. I'm torn between just accepting it or going to another lender to get another appraisal done. The appraiser used three comparable sales and one comparable active listing to get his value. Two of the sales closed last summer (which is incredibly old to be used as comps) and the listing is over a mile away and is 500 sq/ft smaller (3000 vs 2500 sq/ft). The appraiser didn't give any adjustments for the age of the sales and only gave a $12,500 adjustment for the square footage difference for the listing (which is $25 sq/ft for those keeping score at home). I went on Zillow and found 7 similar properties within .5 miles the closed within the last 3 months but they are all on the list of properties that the appraiser considered but did not use as comps. Using an average price sq/ft of those 7 properties gives me a value 10% over what I think the FMV is. The difference in value means an adjustment to the interest rate and also means I'll have PMI. If I go to another lender, I know I'm just hoping that another appraiser has a different opinion about those 7 recent sales. I also know that I could also get a much better mortgage deal with someone else but the current lender is a personal friend that I trust greatly and refer all of my clients to. So I don't know if I should take the bird in the hand because the loan still makes sense when with the higher rate and PMI or if I should go for the bird in the bush and cross my fingers that the next appraiser thinks 2 of the 7 recent sales are better comps than the 2 sales from last year. What are your thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| What can we do to bid more competitively? Posted: 25 Jul 2020 05:25 AM PDT My husband and I are trying to buy a home in a tough market. We have bid on 2 homes (one at asking and another well over asking) and lost twice. We had waived all contingencies and are approved through VA and conventional. Am I missing something? What can we do to make our bid stand out and how do we know how high we need to go? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2020 06:50 AM PDT I purchased a new construction condo in NYC back in January (pre-covid) that was still being built. I just received my closing notice; however, I learned only 25% of the units have been sold. I am afraid that I won't get adequate mortgage financing because of this. Does anyone have experience here and what I should try to do? And no, I can't back out of my contract unfortunately. [link] [comments] |
| Loan officer seems like she doesn't care. Can I change to another loan officer at the same lender? Posted: 25 Jul 2020 04:18 AM PDT Hello! So my fiance and I are first time home buyers. We're looking specifically for a lender that still has a decent Physician/Professional Loan program during these COVID times, so choices have been extremely limited. We applied to a few lenders and the first one to get back to us seems so aloof and disconnected, and I feel like she should be doing a little more to help us along... First phone call went like this: - Her: Hi, I'm Blah Blah from Blah Bank and I was asked to call you. - Me: Oh hi! Yes, I'm /u/dragonzaur and we are first time buyers and we've been looking for a lender that blah blah! Thanks for giving us a call back! - Her: Okay, well, do you have any questions for me? - Me: a little taken back that she didn't tell me about what she offers or ask me leading questions to get more info about my situation, but she did send a generic email with a link to her loan application for me to fill out before my call ...oh, well, just wanted to know if you still offer the program and what your rates are? - Her: Yes. Just fill out the application. - Me: I didn't feel like she wanted to talk to me anymore, maybe she had a shitty day...I didn't know the right questions to ask as a first time buyer anyway Okay, well I don't want to waste anymore of your time, we will fill out the application and reach out if you have any questions. Thank you. - Her: Alright. Bye. So we filled out the application and uploaded the required documents. One day later, I get a call from her:
And that's the latest conversation. I went into this expecting that loan officers will help work with us to get a loan, proactively work with us to find alternative loan programs with them if needed, and especially guide us along and help us solve problems with the loan process along the way. I've heard that others have had success with this bank, so I don't want to kick it to the curb if it's just the loan officer that's sucking. Am I being unreasonable? Am I expecting more from loan officers than I should? How can I change loan officers but stay with the lender? Is that even possible? Thank you... [link] [comments] |
| A buyer's mortgage calculator to rule them all? Posted: 25 Jul 2020 09:22 AM PDT I'm in the process of buying an apartment but I'm totally frustrated how all the calculators just show you the happy side of the story and make you feel you can afford a villa with a pool but you can barely pay for a garage. Zillow and co, they tell you only a side of the story... Is there any calculator or Excel document you used to calculate everything from a mortgage to instances, to moving cost, to closing cost to attorney cost, etc...? what else should be included? thanks [link] [comments] |
| Getting financing on a duplex that also has a mobile home on the land? Posted: 25 Jul 2020 09:17 AM PDT Is it possible to get FHA or 5% down financing on a duplex that also has a mobile home on the land? I was pre-approved but looks like my lender might back out and my only other option from another lender is 20% down. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2020 08:52 AM PDT How do I figure out of a piece of land have building restrictions? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2020 08:49 AM PDT Just bought a 2012 built home and the home inspection is being done in the next couple of days. The home inspector offers a sewer scope with tiered pricing based on the year built. It would be about $150 to have out 2012 built home scoped. Would it be worth it for a home this new? [link] [comments] |
| Good book suggestions for real estate? Posted: 25 Jul 2020 08:43 AM PDT I'm interested in becoming a real estate/ salesperson in Texas I currently sale suits and sales is the only thing I can think of that I'll enjoy career wise and just wanna learn as much as possible before actually applying for a license. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Legal and functional question about property we are offering on Posted: 25 Jul 2020 08:26 AM PDT Question about yard slope on a house built in the 80s Been trying to find the right place and this seems it may be it. My wife and I looked at a house and were pushed into a corner to offer on it since other offers were in and at liked it. The main concern I have though is that the downspouts from the roof drainage seem to have been disconnected from the gutters. The sellers apparently said the gutter guy recommended it (not sure if they weren't functioning anymore or what). Anyways, the house back yard as you can see has some retaining walls, and is very steeply sloped downward. The foundation is in great shape, no cracks and we didn't see any interior cracks on the house above windows or anything that looked like it was painted over. Drywall was also in great shape. So, no signs of significant settling that I could find. My main concerns are
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| How long should we wait to rescind an offer? [NM] Posted: 24 Jul 2020 09:05 PM PDT My partner and I put a cash offer on a house in New Mexico this week. The realtor called and confirmed a few hours later the sellers verbally accepted. Great! We should get paperwork any second, right? Wrong. It's been over 72 hours and the sellers haven't signed our offer agreement. I believe they weren't expecting a cash sale, and that it would close so quickly compared to traditional financing. The issue is their property would have a thousand hoops to jump through in order to secure traditional financing, so cash is the only real option. We aren't in any hurry to move, so I indicated we could include an addendum that would give them additional time on the property to sort out their finances and affairs before vacating the property. Upon further inspection, I can't insure the home for the situation because it's unfinished and I am absolutely not adding $100k to my cost to bring on a general contractor to finish what's essentially easy work (drywall and carpentry for the most part.) Yesterday before close of business I advised the realtor I would be willing to push closing to a date of the sellers choosing before the end of the year (this would mean they are the responsible party for any liabilities before we can occupy it) and if I can make a protected payment up front (in escrow or a trust) we could subsidize their financial needs in order to begin moving. I initially said I'd provide $10k but this morning added another $10k for a total of $20k reduced from the final sale total It's been radio silence. I really want this exact property but I also don't want to spend the rest of the month on pins and needles for a "will they won't they" when I've demonstrated nothing but courtesy, generosity and have been very communicative the entire transaction. It's starting to feel like my empathy towards the situation is being taken advantage of, but I also get that big decisions take time. Anyone have any advice for how long we should wait on the sellers before stopping any moving parts on the financial transaction on my end? [link] [comments] |
| Tips for working with rental managers. Posted: 25 Jul 2020 06:41 AM PDT BF and I have been trying to find a rental for a few months to no avail. We're finally fed up and considering going through an agent. Is this worth it? Should we contact an agent to find us homes or just search ourselves and deal with a landlord's agent (which is more financially plausible)? If the later, are there any tells for agencies we should avoid? Are there any lesser known do's or don't's that you can think of? Really, any advice would be welcome (first time having to deal with a real estate agent). [link] [comments] |
| I recently opened an event center this past year..[PA] Posted: 25 Jul 2020 12:21 AM PDT There's a wedding happening at the end of September, and due to state restrictions at the moment (25 indoor, 250 outdoor), I don't think things are going to be great in 2 months. They booked it in January, and last month said they still planned on going with it. I don't wanna be known as the company that let a wedding happen in a building with more than 120 people during a pandemic. I've been pretty high and tight throughout this time with following proto, so I've been really stressing about this. I'm pretty much responsible as the owner, or at least I would think I am. How should I bring this up, and what are some other things I should know before talking to them? Again, totally new at this. [link] [comments] |
| [CA] Is this a sign that house has bad foundation? Posted: 24 Jul 2020 08:54 PM PDT Saw a house today with good price but suspect it might have foundation issues. See pictures. Is this a bad sign, and if we are to fix it in CA, how much would it cost on average. House is 1600 sqft. [link] [comments] |
| USA - California; Waiving Termite Report and Section 1 & 2 Repairs Posted: 24 Jul 2020 08:13 PM PDT The above was part of the seller's counter offer and according to our realtor if we waive the above, we can still negotiate the cost of termite damage repairs, after paying for our own inspection. Is that correct? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jul 2020 09:19 PM PDT Furthermore, do you think that the qualifications to get preapproved will get stricter? Qualifications meaning DTI, down payment, and of the like (you know the standard things that loaners look at when you apply for a mortgage loan). [link] [comments] |
| Dishwasher,Sinks, Pipes, and Condos Posted: 24 Jul 2020 06:57 PM PDT Chicago, IL. I am having problems with my sinks having dirty water in them. I addressed my HOA about this and they had plumbers come to my condo to unclog the sinks. The plumbers already stated that this is a known issue when the people above me are using their dishwashers. They cleaned the pipes (with an auger snake), and i have not had water issues till today (about 1 week from the plumbers cleaning).They stated that I wouldn't be billed because this is not me causing the issue. Today (7/24) I have dirty water raising from my sinks. This time, I am not sure if its my pipes or the people above me because I was running my dishwasher. The water is slowly going down (my dishwasher is not running, and the people above me are not home so I don't know about their dishwasher). I called HOA and they stated (again) that the build is not meant to have dishwashers due to its age, but my unit and I think most units have dishwashers. They said that I would be charged for any repairs to the pipes or related to draining or my upstairs neighbor. According to HOA, everyone was asked not to buy or use dishwashers due to the buildings plumbing, but that was never disclosed to me when buying this place (1/8/20). Therefore, the I can go to my neighbors and ask them not to use their dishwasher, or work something out with them. I am a first time home buyer and this stressing me out. My kitchen sinks are basically unusable. So I got a couple of questions.
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| Question about sloped back yard Posted: 24 Jul 2020 09:31 PM PDT Hi all, so wife and I are checking on a late 1980s constructed house. The interior and foundation looked to be in excellent shape. The only concern I have is the very sloped back yard. We also noticed the gutters are not connected to the original downspout drainage connections in some areas and are just going to drip pans or straight off the side of the house. The drainage seems to naturally slope down the back yard of the house so I don't think it's necessarily going to create moisture issues. We could literally stand up and walk in the crawl and nothing seemed out of place. My main concern is soil erosion and if I should be worried about that given the yard topology and stability of the house. See photos below. How worried should I be about this especially with the downspouts no longer connecting to the drainage. The owner said the reason was their gutter guy suggested not to use the downspouts connections any longer ... [link] [comments] |
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