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Does a manufactured home that has been moved more than once qualify for a loan?

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

Moving it would mean it wasn't attached to a permanent foundation and therefore, is viewed more as personal property and not real property. Additionally, the manufactured home must be a one-unit dwelling that is legally classified as real property and cannot include an accessory dwelling unit.

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Make Your First Investment Property an Attractive and Profitable Option

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

When you’re about to buy your first real property outside of your primary residence, you should know whether you’re going into it with the intention of renting or if you want to flip and make an immediate profit. This means on a $250,000 property, you’ll have to have a minimum of $37,500 in cash for the banks to even consider a loan.

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What Is a Land Contract In Ohio? Full Guide [2021 Update]

The Robert Weiler Company

The contract is essentially a seller-financed lending agreement for the purchase of a property, which requires the buyer to pay monthly installments until a balloon payment is due. Otherwise, you risk defaulting on your loan and losing your car to the bank or lending institution that financed the vehicle. No legal title.

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Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Review: Essential Handbook to a Necessary and Influential 2nd Opinion

The Robert Weiler Company

It isn’t clear who owns the appraised property. City or federally owned property is being evaluated. The physical, legal, or economic descriptions of the property are in question. Two of the best examples occur when there is lending involved or litigation pursued. A public project is being conducted.

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Navigating the Appraisal Process – What You Need to Know

Simonson Real Estate

An appraisal is an objective, impartial, and unbiased opinion about the value of real property prepared by a State Licensed or Certified professional appraiser. Appraisers assemble a series of facts, statistics, and other information regarding specific properties, analyze this data and develop opinions of value. Value Scenarios.

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Helping Lenders Navigate the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Process

Simonson Real Estate

Having worked with many different lending institutions completing new construction and planned renovation assignments, think of this article as a “best practices” reference to be shared with new lenders, credit analyst team members and borrowers navigating the commercial appraisal process for the first time.

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7 best real estate classes in Ohio (OH) for 2024

Housing Wire

Real Estate Law: Covers Real Estate Law and Legal areas Impacting real estate professionals Examine the law of agency as applied to real estate brokers and sales personnel, law of fixtures, estates, mortgages and liens, OH license laws of Ohio, zoning & more.