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All Forum Posts by: Isaac J Mork

Isaac J Mork has started 13 posts and replied 25 times.

Post: Do banks only offer 5 year ARM now?

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6
Quote from @Freddie Chipres:

Mortgage Broker here, banks definitely still have 30 year fixed rate loans albeit with 7.0%+ rates. You are probably being offered the 5 year fixed to entice you on the lower rate compared to 30 years.

I had always thought the longer term the lower the rate. This must have changed

Post: Do banks only offer 5 year ARM now?

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6

What happened to the 25 year or 30 year fixed rates?

I don’t know that I want the financial risk of rates to go up in 5 years and it kills the cash flow and we are out in a panic sell situation or just operating at 0 cash flow.

Post: Tools to find mortgage balance and interest rate on a property?

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6

Are there any tools or way to find out the balance of the current mortgage and interest rate on a property?

I had been looking at a 12plex if that makes any difference.

Is that easily found information if we wanted to propose a loan assumption or seller financing. 

Post: Multifamily strategy and tax strategies

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6
Quote from @Christopher Juntura:
Quote from @Isaac J Mork:

Wondering if the strategy is to do interest only loans on commercial multifamily buildings? Principal payments aren’t going to be tax deductible. Or are you just happy your tenants paid like 90k of principal and all you gotta pay is $10k in taxes. I mean that’s like a 9x return right there.

But if tenants pay principal payments probably could cash out refi faster. 

But as we move down the amortization schedule 10-15-20 years. It’ll create more taxable income. 

I may have to discuss with a tax advisor. How to get the taxable income from multifamily to be 0%.

I've done a bunch of research in the matter and from my understanding you'll always get taxed one way or another. Ordinary income tax from rent and depreciation. Might get some tax shelter from deductions and your company "losses" but I'm not an expert... the non payment of the principle is only a strategy for the short term imo.

I think its important to have goals like replacing your w2 with passive income, and things of the sort. My 2 cents... have a strategy that accounts for taxes and achieve your financial goals.
In the scenarios I am running lowest I can get is between 5%-15% which is much lower than the 30-50% if you made that same money in another form or 401k distribution 

I don’t think an interest only loan would help any that would still raise your cash flow without buying any principal. 

not sure what other rules are to get it to 0%… unless the 0% comes in the form of cash out refi.

or just buy a building that operates at a loss or breakeven hahaha seems like a bad investment 


Post: Multifamily strategy and tax strategies

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6

Wondering if the strategy is to do interest only loans on commercial multifamily buildings? Principal payments aren’t going to be tax deductible. Or are you just happy your tenants paid like 90k of principal and all you gotta pay is $10k in taxes. I mean that’s like a 9x return right there.

But if tenants pay principal payments probably could cash out refi faster. 

But as we move down the amortization schedule 10-15-20 years. It’ll create more taxable income. 

I may have to discuss with a tax advisor. How to get the taxable income from multifamily to be 0%.

Post: Investor investing together on multifamily. LLP? LLC? other?

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6
Quote from @Greg Scott:

Before you do anything illegal, talk to an SEC attorney. You have probably created a security with the structure you are proposing so will need a PPM to put together a syndication.

Ok thanks… haven’t don’t anything yet. More just asking if the opportunity ever comes together 

Post: Investor investing together on multifamily. LLP? LLC? other?

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6

How's it work when you have investors help buy a property? 

create an LLP or LLC and the down payment percentages is the percent of ownership which is used for the same percentages on the distributions?

How's the bank look at that when you have several investors applying for a loan?

Post: Unable to remove tenant on a month to month lease in MN

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6

Month to month lease?

I’d considering raising the rent each month until they sign a 12 month contract or eventually leave 

See what it says in your lease agreement and discuss with your attorney but it may fix your problem for you. Or create an event worth eviction.

rents due on the 5th. I’d tell them rent next month is 3-5% more on the 7th. 

Post: Buying with Cash vs Loan. Best Cost Effective Method.

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6
Quote from @Amir B.:

Hello BPers,

I recently started thinking about the cash offers I have been making for the past four months. I wanted to know if buying with a cash offer and refinancing later on, to pull the cash out is cheaper than a traditional loan. 

For example, fees for refinancing or closing costs involved with a home loan.

Thanks in advance.

@Shane Kelly

@Joe Villeneuve


 I don’t think there’s much for meaningful difference in loan costs between a cash out refinance and a 20% down mortgage loan.

Bank is still gonna get there origination fee and fees for running appraisal. If there’s a difference it’s probably bank specific.

Post: Do I pay off a loan on a property? or look to invest in another long term property?

Isaac J MorkPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bellingham, MN
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 6
Quote from @Joe Villeneuve:

Let me answer your question with a question.

Here are your choices:
1 - Take your money and use it to pay off the principal part of the monthly payments is that you can retire the loan faster...even though, the added cash/cost to you is being spent on something that the tenant (rent) is already...for FREE.  Even though, the money you think you are saving you are actually buying...so how is that a savings?

2 - Let the tenant payoff your mortgage (for free), and go buy your family something to celebrate.

you bring up some good points!

It sounds like you would be on the side of buying more rental units instead of paying down debt.