Mark Steven Cook is a well-established ‘financial solutions architect’ and a generous humanitarian. He specialises in both real estate lending and real estate investing. He has over 30 years of real estate industry experience and has personally been involved in hundreds of fix and flip transactions, as well as conventional home loans. Currently, he is […]
It’s a question we’ve received time and again since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Is now a good time to get a home loan or mortgage? Unfortunately, there’s no one, single answer that applies to everyone! Every potential borrower has a different set of circumstances, including credit score, financial assets, income, and other factors. For most […]
Have you paid your property taxes yet? Once your county posts the taxes, the money is officially due, but the payment is not considered late until after January 31. If your property taxes are past due—or worse, you’re not able to pay—the consequences could get unpleasant. Your taxing district could place a tax lien against […]
Since World War II, the VA home loan program has been a key benefit that helps millions of veterans, service members, and military families change their lives and own their own homes. Today, VA loans are more critical than ever as it becomes increasingly tough for many military borrowers to build the credit and assets […]
No question about it: These are interesting times. Oil prices recently hit negative value, and a novel coronavirus has kept most of us home for months. The stock market has bounced around like crazy, causing lots of investors to lose their shirts. Who could have predicted it? Well, many economists sort of did. There is […]
Not all successful real estate investors get their start investing in residential properties, but most do. The reasons why are pretty simple: It requires a lot less money to get started, in some cases, and there are more options for investment, from flipping houses to buying homes as long- or short-term rentals or leasing commercial […]