Manufactured housing is 35 to 47 percent cheaper per square foot than site-built housing! Even with that astounding difference in numbers, the number of manufactured homes shipped each year has decreased from averaging 242,000 a year between 1977 and 1993 to just 92,500 units in 2017. Restrictive or unavailable financing, restrictive zoning, and the view [...]
by Dianna Jackman, Sr. Escrow Officer Chicago Title Agency There is a new sheriff in town and its name is the CFPB. Beginning January 10, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will now be in charge of policing the mortgage industry under the regulations of the Dodd-Frank rules. According to the new rules under regulation [...]
Most investors in the valley like to use what we call a muted contract. A muted contract is just the basics; buyer, seller, who will pay the fees and the closing date. When using a muted contract, in most cases, you remove all the contingencies that are in the standard AAR (Arizona Association of Realtors) [...]
In any type of business, a party wants to know what their greatest risks are and what are the most common types of problems they will potentially face. In renting property, loss of revenue, damage to the property and personal injury may be the most expensive problems, but lawsuits over security deposits are the most [...]
Question: If my tenant has unauthorized occupants, and I gave him a 10 day noncompliance notice, can I accept rent if it’s offered? Answer: No, unless you get the tenant to sign a partial payment non-waiver agreement acknowledging your right to proceed with the eviction for the non-compliance. A.R.S. § 33-1371 provides that “a landlord [...]