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Updated over 5 years ago, 04/27/2019
How is DTI calculated and when am I safe to buy another door?
How do underwriters calculate DTI when I have several leased rental properties? This may seem like an obvious question, but my last experience is that there is more to it than [rent payments] - [PITI] - [1% repairs]
I have access to a lot of credit I can use for outright purchases of rentals but I only want to buy properties if I can refinance them immediately. I don't want to buy a property with a handshake agreement that a bank will give me a loan, I want to be able to calculate the DTI the bank cares about and see when I am near that target.
Income:
[Day Job]
[Schedule C side business]
[Rental Income 1]
[Rental Income 2]
[Rental Income 3]
Debts
[Primary Mortgage]
[Rental Mortgage 1]
[Rental Mortgage 2]
[Commercial Loan for Mort 3]
[Minimum HELOC payment]
How would an underwriter actually use these pieces to come up with a decision on whether they would loan to me?