by Athena Paquette | Mar 18, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Realtors
Client has 2 mortgage late payments and credit score goes down 100 points. But Athena, I wasn’t late! Imagine my client’s shock when they found out that 2 of their rental property loans were 30 days past due, yet they have the loan on auto-pay. Yes, it’s true. What...
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 | 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 | Feb 4, 2017 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Lots of news; not much movement. On Monday, the December personal income number came out 0.3% higher and spending was up 0.5% – not really interest- rate moving, but ironic that we earn 0.3% more and spend 0.5% more. Then Wednesday, the Institute of Supply...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors
I own a home, but I want to buy units to invest for retirement income. Can I put 3.5% down? Great question Derek! That’s a great idea to create cash flow for your retirement! Unfortunately, when you already own a home your live in, you are not eligible for the FHA...
