California 433a and Manufactured Home Engineering Foundation Certifications and Form HCD 513C

We get questions about the California 433a process quite frequently in our office. In this article I will answer the following questions about manufactured homes in California: What is California Form 433a? What Does a California Registered 433a Document Accomplish? What is the process for filing a California 433a? So, let’s go ahead and get down to work … 1. […]

The $ 100 County Auction – Part 1 of Various

The real estate sector, at least in Florida, has returned to be a fashionable market. Everybody wants to get in and can tell from real estate ‘Auction’ sites like Auction.com and Hubzu.com. Previously these sites simply worked with banks and ‘auctioned’ off their REO inventory, but now wherever you go, you will see these $ 100 minimum bid auctions being […]

How Hard Money Lenders Can Help You During COVID-19

Even with all the reopening of cities across the United States, some households may find themselves stuck trying to get out of the setbacks caused by COVID-19. If you are in this category, you may be considering all the different options to get a little extra cash now, especially when it comes to real estate matters. Have you thought about […]

What to keep in mind before building a koi pond

When one is seriously considering owning Koi fish, the first question that inevitably comes to mind is: “How do you build a Koi pond?” Koi fish, due to their size, require relatively large ponds. The smallest size to consider as Koi ponds is 500 gallons, but there are household ponds that are as large as 50,000 gallons. If you are […]

New Home Construction Technology

It is built with polystyrene panels Marquis Construction believes that it has found a way to meet its own needs and those of its buyers. They’re built with SIP – 4- and 6-inch thick EPS foam sections, like the material coffee cups are made of, sandwiched between sheets of galvanized steel. The 4-foot-wide panels are joined with a T&G joint […]

Commercial Real Estate Financing with Many Ways to Qualify

Commercial Real Estate Financing It is currently being used for many different types of profitable business enterprises: office buildings, retail outlets, apartment complexes, storage facilities, and the list continues to grow. Today, commercial loan rates remain reasonable enough to capitalize on the hotel / motel industry as well; Investors are also using business loans to purchase storage unit facilities across […]

How Self-Directed IRAs Can Save You Money

These days, after the big credit crisis, every little amount of money counts and people are looking to save every last dollar so they can use it elsewhere. Retirement accounts are an area where it is easy to save large amounts of money simply by playing your cards right. We are reminded of how every penny in taxes accumulates when […]

How to evaluate any property with value approaches

The valuation steps applied to create a supported conclusion of a defined value based on an analysis of applicable general and specific data. The evaluation to create an opinion on the value of a real estate property follows specific sets of processes that reflect 3 different methods. These include: – Cost method – Direct comparison method – Income approach method […]

JP Morgan and the future of direct hard money lenders

In early December 2015, JP Morgan announced a strategic partnership with OnDeck Capital, an alternative lending company, to originate, underwrite and distribute loans specifically for small businesses. The news shocked the banking world, as evidenced by a 28% increase in OnDeck’s stock price in a single day and has long-term implications for alternative lenders, of which hard money lenders are […]