9 Out-of-the-Box Due Diligence Tactics for Multifamily Real Estate Investors – by Richard Montgomery

Investing in multifamily housing and apartments requires extra investigation, sometimes called due diligence by attorneys, for investors who want to be certain they do not make a mistake. This extra investigation and these questions are beyond what a real estate investor may do normally for a typical commercial real estate investment. As a real estate investor,…

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New HUD Criteria Under the Fair Housing Act For Screening Applicants for Prior Criminal Conduct – By Judy Drickey-Prohow, Esq.

On November 30, 2015 the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance involving the use of criminal background screening in federally assisted properties. In honor of Fair Housing Month, HUD issued new guidance on April 4, 2016 for this topic for all communities. That guidance, which was effective immediately, requires…

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Something to Think About # 46: Uncle Sally’s Nephew, Part 9 – By Klarise Yahya, Commercial Loan Broker – BRE: 00957107- MLO: 249261

Possibly the biggest thing that troubled Emily about her rental house was that it took seven months from the close of escrow until she deposited her first rent check. She’d been feeding it from her savings, and towards the end her reserves began to run scary short. It got so bad that Banana Pudding made…

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