I was referred to a local who could help Georgia investors - basically I was asking for ways to leverage 4 rental houses (paid in cash) to further my purchasing power (cash out refi, portfolio loan, etc).Needless to say, he didn't have much to offer, but wondering if any others have found ways around this.Here is what he had to say:"Unfortunately, due to recent government structuring of income guidelines for Loan Originators/Mortgage Companies/Banks I am unable to offer any help or solutions.

I had asked when I was transferring service to the tenants names and they told me they did not have a way for me to monitor that the tenants were paying.

That could be a possible solution.

The solution that seems to make the most sense is to just keep things status quo.

I would also talk with your tenant (and probably the girlfriend) to explain why they need to fix the roof and try to see why waiting until next week is a better solution for them.

Understand that they don't care about you, they care about themselves and your job is to in someway, shape, or form, provide a solution to the problem or potential problem these people have.

:wink: Of course, not being one to criticize without offering a solution, I do not see the A/C condenser in this photo, so it must be more than a few inches away.

You could throw out an ad that your looking to hire for a bog renovation, and contractors can do estimates on XYZ day between XXX too XXX and to e-mail with credentials for address. more then getting numbers, you will get free ideas, and possibly a solution you never saw.

An easier solution would be to FORCE the states with the screwed up laws to fix their laws or pay for the carnage of their own failed housing laws/policy3.

i started a topic, but never got notifications of replies. i did not know that i still had to click on "monitoring". of course i want to monitor it....i started the topic. at least that's how other forums work.