Financing

March 23, 2012

Why An Improving Duplex Market Won’t Necessarily Mean Higher Values

With the headlines increasingly filled with good news about an improving economy, it would be easy to prematurely celebrate the impending return of higher duplex values. […]
March 15, 2012

Loan Modifications Coming For Duplex Investors

Until now, it’s been difficult for upside down duplex investors to get the government-backed loan modifications available to owned-occupied duplexes and single family homes. In late […]
January 5, 2012

Why A Bad FHA Duplex Appraisal Is Like Being Dumped

If you’ve ever been broken up with by someone you love, you know the heartache afterward can last a long time; sometimes, it even long after […]
December 2, 2011

The Pros And Cons of Buying A Duplex On A Contract For Deed

Let’s face it. Many of us would love to buy a duplex. That is, if we could get a loan for one. Tightened lending standards, however, mean […]