by Athena Paquette | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog, Featured, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors
While this is not a mortgage, I am glad to say I saved one of my long- time clients about $40,000. This client came in to find out about buying an apartment building in Lomita that was a house with 4 units in the back. We had determined that to retire in the South...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors, Uncategorized
Mortgage rates rise .125% to .25% on the expectation of the Fed raising the prime rate, and on the stronger than expected payroll numbers… The economic news this week was thin but powerful. ADP (the payroll processing company) employment report on Wednesday stated a...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 5, 2017 | Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
As a real estate investor, I’m always eager to learn about new ways to increase my cash flow. This month, I attended the Note Investor Summit 2017. Watch my review and key takeaways!
by Athena Paquette | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
2 big days with 2 different outcomes. On Tuesday, Fed Chair Janet Yellen in her annual speech before Congress, called the Humphrey Hawkins testimony on monetary policy, suggested that “waiting too much longer to raise rates would be unwise” (i.e. prime rate). This...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 11, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Success story: What to do when you pay your mortgage to a private party and when you go to pay them off they demand $20,000 more than you owe? This happened over the last week. My client bought a property (9 units) from a man who was the seller and was willing to...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Investors, Realtors
This week had mostly weaker than expected economic data which helped interest rates only slightly. Tuesday the Existing home sales for December were weaker than expected, down 2.8%. Thursday the initial weekly jobless claims jumped up 22k to 259k and the December new...
