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Rocket MortgageI’m seeking to interview real estate experts, business and finance faculty, personal finance experts, real estate attorneys, and other professionals for the following story (no lending professionals please). If you want to be included, you must agree to grant permission for your name and statements to be used by filling in your name in the blank below and emailing back this entire paragraph along with your responses to the questions. QUESTIONS: 1. Fill in your name in this permission statement and return it along with your responses. 2. What challenges can you expect when attempting to finance a home with existing tenants renting the property? 3. How do lenders view rental properties, and how can rental income affect mortgage underwriting? 4. What financing options should be considered (including portfolio loans) when purchasing a house with tenants? 5. What are the benefits of purchasing a house with tenants? 6. What are the drawbacks or risks of purchasing a home with tenants? 7. What questions should you ask yourself before buying a house with tenants? 8. Overall, how does a mortgage work with tenants in common? 9. What happens to security deposits after the sale? 10. Can you move into a house that has tenants? 11. Can tenants refuse showings or inspections during a sale? 12. Does buying a home with tenants affect homeowners insurance?

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cleverLooking for title officers, title agents, escrow officers, and title insurance underwriters to share insight on title insurance pricing, shopping, and the claims process for a consumer-facing article. I'm working on an article explaining title insurance costs and how homebuyers can reduce them. I'd like to feature title industry professionals who can speak from direct closing-table experience. I'm looking for specific practitioner-level insight — concrete examples or numbers, not generic advice. Please answer one or more of the following: When a buyer in an unregulated state asks you for a better rate, what actually moves — the premium itself, the ancillary fees, or both? What's a realistic dollar range of savings? When a buyer declines owner's coverage to save money, the lender's policy often loses its simultaneous-issue discount and rises. Can you walk through what this looks like on a real closing — and how much of the headline savings actually disappears? For refinance transactions, what's required to qualify for a reissue or substitution rate? What documentation should the buyer bring, and how much does it typically save? When you're walking a buyer through standard ALTA Owner's vs. enhanced ALTA Homeowner's coverage, what risk factors argue for the enhanced policy? What's the most overlooked section of a title commitment? What should a buyer specifically look for in Schedule B-II (exceptions)? Can you share a specific claim scenario you've worked on (with details changed) where title insurance materially helped a homeowner — and one where the policy didn't cover what the homeowner expected? Requirements: Name, title, company, city/state Direct experience working closings or handling title claims is required Link to professional profile (LinkedIn, company bio) Brief responses (2–4 sentences per question) are fine; specific dollar figures, timelines, or examples are strongly preferred

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cleverLooking for real estate attorneys who have worked on title insurance claims or title disputes to explain the claims process and common coverage gaps. For a List With Clever article on title insurance costs, I'm looking for real estate attorneys with direct experience handling title insurance claims, title disputes, or representing homeowners against title insurers. Generalist real estate attorneys without title-specific case experience won't be a fit. Please answer one or more: - Walk me through what happens procedurally and on what timeline when a homeowner files a title insurance claim. What does the duty to defend look like in practice? - What are the most common reasons title insurance claims are denied? How often do homeowners discover that what they thought was covered actually falls under a Schedule B-II exception? - What's a specific case (details changed) where title insurance materially saved a homeowner? And one where the policy didn't cover what the homeowner assumed? - When you're reviewing a title commitment for a client, what do you specifically flag — and what do most buyers miss when reviewing it on their own? Are there scenarios where you'd advise a client to skip owner's coverage entirely? Requirements: - Name, firm, jurisdictions, bar admission status - Direct experience with title insurance claims or disputes is required - Link to firm bio or professional profile - Responses should be 2–5 sentences per question.

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