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ADU’s Can Be Very Helpful

I was talking with a client yesterday who is going through a divorce, and it reminded me of something I think more real estate agents should be paying attention to. The client owns a property in the San Fernando Valley worth a little over $1 million. They owe about $200,000 on it. There is a […]

Non Warrantable Fix? Synergy Update

It has been an interesting week so far. Some highs, some lows, and only three days have passed.  I wanted to clarify a few points about non-warrantable condos quickly and also touch on Synergy Investor Group one more time as we get close to the end of our Tranche #1 raise. On the condo side, […]

Mike’s Mortgage Update

Sunday night, we were at dinner celebrating my mom’s birthday, even though she passed away eight and a half years ago. We went around the room, and everyone told a little story about themselves. My dad said my mom was a social butterfly, and when she passed, 15 to 20 people said she was their […]

Use Equity for income?

Every once in a while, a loan program comes along that makes you say, “Well, that could actually solve a real problem.” This is one of those programs.  We now have a new loan option that may allow a borrower to use real estate equity as additional qualifying income. That means that if a client […]