All Forum Posts by: Thomas Bullock

Quote from @Eliott Elias:

Hard money and DSCR

Hello Elliot, thanks for the reply. Would you mind explaining hard money and DSCR in more depth? do you believe one of these options is the best route in my current situation? Or would the alternative work where we both claim 50% of our current rental income and try to get approved for another multi family even with the mortgage debt showing. I'm assuming we both wont be able to get approved for a multi on our own, and we'll have to both be on the next loan and just go for one property again. That works for now, but we are looking to expand much more rapidly than 1 property a year.

thank you

My friend and I are both veterans. We invested in a 3 family property about a year ago now. 100% of my friends VA loan was used, however, I am still on the loan because it was the only way we could get approved for the loan. I still have 100% of my VA loan.

It’s my understanding that since we’re both listed in the loan, we both carry that debt on our debt to income ratio. Do we both show for 100% of the loan debt? Can we each only claim 50% of the rental income to offset that loan debt? Did we screw ourselves in a sense in terms of investing towards the next property. Tax season is coming up and we want to start investing in our next property. What is the best way to claim our taxes in order for both of us to get approved for another property in 2023. Ideally we both want to get a multi family in 2023 so we can start expanding faster.

Like I said, I have my VA loan still and my friend can use FHA.

We both make average yearly salary. We have a joint bank account with a good amount saved in there that we use for all expenses and income.

Would opening an LLC and transferring the property into it help avoid this complications? Or, would the debts still show individually for my partner and I?

Very loaded questions. As you can tell I'm very new to this game. I've tried researching on my own but haven't found clear answers. Any tips will help!

Thanks!

My friend and I are both veterans. We invested in a 3 family property about a year ago now. 100% of my friends VA loan was used, however, I am still on the loan because it was the only way we could get approved for the loan. I still have 100% of my VA loan.

It’s my understanding that since we’re both listed in the loan, we both carry that debt on our debt to income ratio. Do we both show for 100% of the loan debt? Can we each only claim 50% of the rental income to offset that loan debt? Did we screw ourselves in a sense in terms of investing towards the next property. Tax season is coming up and we want to start investing in our next property. What is the best way to claim our taxes in order for both of us to get approved for another property in 2023. Ideally we both want to get a multi family in 2023 so we can start expanding faster. 

Like I said, I have my VA loan still and my friend can use FHA.

We both make average yearly salary. We have a joint bank account with a good amount saved in there that we use for all expenses and income.

Would opening an LLC and transferring the property into it help avoid this complications? Or, would the debts still show individually for my partner and I?

Very loaded questions. As you can tell I'm very new to this game. I've tried researching on my own but haven't found clear answers. Any tips will help!

Thanks!