Who prefers them and how do they become Preferred? Settlement agents that close real estate transactions, such as title companies, escrow companies, and attorneys, often need mobile notaries to witness borrowers’ signatures on loan documents. Lenders, builders, and real estate agents also need good notaries. Owners of notary signing services, like myself, specialize in providing…
Are you interested in a construction mortgage? There are two types of construction mortgages you may be eligible for: construction completion mortgage and retirement construction loan in progress. Mortgage for finished work You should apply for this loan when you purchase your home from a qualified builder at a fixed price upon completion of the…
It’s not the easiest thing in the world for a new business to get the money they need to get started. New business loans can be difficult to obtain unless you have excellent credit and a good plan. If you can get approved, you’ll get the income you need for working capital, equipment, supplies, machinery,…
For those OFWs and foreigners who want to start a business, but do not want to get involved with the stress of a business involving daily operations, employees, owners, inventory, etc., there are several opportunities available to foreigners living in the Philippines. Buy superior properties to fix up, improve them, and then rent or sell…
One of the most frustrating episodes one can encounter is being denied housing. Apartment complexes, which are actually run by real estate management companies, use a number of factors to determine who should rent and who shouldn’t. One of the most common factors they use is a criminal background check. A criminal history can be…
Commercial property Commercial property consists of any property that can be used for revenue-generating business purposes, such as retail stores, office space, food courts, movie theaters, parking structures, conference plazas, warehouses, factories, IT data centers, and other stores. They are different from properties that may be used for residential or agricultural purposes which, while they…
The sandalwood tree is part of the Santalaceae family and is often called East Indian sandalwood. A type of evergreen hemiparasite in nature that requires root systems belonging to other trees to join together in order to grow. Sandalwood heartwood is used to obtain sandalwood essential oil. For more than four thousand years, sandalwood oil…
The Self-Directed IRA allows investors to purchase (i.e., buy and hold/repair and flip) property with tax-free dollars within a traditional IRA and collect rent or flip earnings, tax-free, until realized. distributions at retirement. The Roth IRA allows earnings and rentals to remain tax-free for life. Once Roth IRA distributions are made at retirement, only earnings…
Tips and Tricks for Photography and Outdoor BPO 1. Order of operations In general, you should complete the Exterior Broker Price Opinion portion of the report after taking pictures of the home. Implementing this method will result in a more accurate current value if you personally observe the house and neighborhood before reporting. In addition,…
Some people buy a two-family home because they hope to live in one apartment and rent the other to significantly lower their cost of living! While this is a great solution for some, it’s not for everyone. For some, they need more privacy and/or don’t want the responsibilities that come with owning. Other people buy…
