What if you convert from primary residence to investment property? Do you have to notify your lender? Do you have to refi? Aren't the interest rates different for primary residence and investment properties?... Tagged as: convert, primary, residence, investment, property, notify, lender, interest, properties Read Full Story

I have been trying to find out what happens when letting an investment property go. Is it the same as a normal foreclosure or short sale, where you get taxed on the difference? Or is there some other route this takes. Just a question not my situation!... Tagged as: letting, investment, property, normal, foreclosure, difference, question, situation Read Full Story

by William Blake Did you realize that you most likely have a home equity line of credit? It is common for people to be unaware of this fact or the advantages such a line of credit may offer as opposed to others... Tagged as: william, realize, equity, credit, common, people, unaware, advantages, opposed Read Full Story

You will usually need to decide whether you use the following link home equity loan or a home equity line of credit to. These two concepts are different. A home equity loan offers you a one - time lump sum of money you will pay off over a... Tagged as: decide, equity, credit, concepts, offers Read Full Story

One other thing about your home - if you had a home equity line of credit with a balance, you should consider paying that down, because that is liquid and you can always get it back if needed. The mortgage, however, cannot be easily... Tagged as: equity, credit, balance, paying, liquid, needed, mortgage, easily Read Full Story

This component is the advance line of credit or home equity line of credit. Why the advanced line of credit? Well, with the advance line of credit, the lender must apply your payment to the loan balance on the day received... Tagged as: component, advance, credit, equity, advanced, lender, payment, balance, received Read Full Story

The better choice is this: Get a fixed - rate second loan or a home equity line of credit HELOC, a form of financing which usually involves an adjustable interest rate. Such additional financing leaves the first loan in place and... Tagged as: choice, equity, credit, financing, involves, adjustable, interest, additional, leaves Read Full Story

There is a 203K FHA mortgages, a closed - end second mortgage or a home equity line of credit, while others find it easier and less expensive to refinance their first mortgage and include the remodeling project into the new loan... Tagged as: mortgages, closed, mortgage, equity, credit, easier, expensive, refinance, include, remodeling, project Read Full Story

Post Real Estate columnist Elizabeth Razzi discussed the local housing market -- from condos and investment properties to contracts and mortgages on... Tagged as: estate, columnist, elizabeth, discussed, housing, market, condos, investment, properties, contracts, mortgages Read Full Story

ICM PROPERTY INVESTORS ANNOUNCES PROSPECTIVE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, SALE OF INVESTMENT MANAGER NEW YORK, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ICM Property Investors Incorporated (NYSE: ICM), a real estate investment trust, and Peter B. Bedford, the president and owner of Bedford Properties, Inc., a prominent Publication: PR Newswire... Tagged as: property, investors, announces, prospective, acquisitions, investment, manager, prnewswire, incorporated, estate, bedford, president, properties, prominent, pub... Read Full Story