Brandon Stewart
How to determine how much home you can qualify for
I have a few people interested in a house that I am advertising Rent to Own, and i'm having a little trouble pre-qualifying them. I'm trying to get an estimate on how much of a home they can afford based on their debt...
Matthew Dunn
First Purchase Duplex Deal Advice in FL
Dear Fellow RE Investors!My first post here on BP but I have been reading and lurking so much info on buy and hold rental property strategies for the last few months. I’m based in SW Florida and am interested in SFRs ...
Sequoia Pedersen
Is a HELOC considered Capital Invested?
When you run your numbers for calculating CoC ROI, do you consider money used from the HELOC as cash invested if you drew from a HELOC for a down payment? i.e. If I purchase a 500K house, and I draw 100K from a HELOC ...
Jonny Morris
1st time buying a furnace...help appreciated
Rehabbing a small 3/1 (975ft) in Montana.
Buying a new furnace I read one calculation was 50/60 BTU x sq footage.
Anyone in Montana guide me with preferred brands/ ones to avoid? Or what calculations you use?
Cyprian B.
San Antonio Property with foundation issues
Good Evening everyone,We're looking at a property in central San Antonio, TX and we are on contract now in the option period.The property has a CAP rate of 9%. Cash flow / initial investment of : 13.86%I'm including i...
Aaron Diehl
My first attempt at analyzing a rental (Duplex)
Alright so I am analyzing properties in my area and found this duplex. I want to know what everyone thinks of my analysis, let me know if I missed anything, what concerns yourself would have if doing this deal and sug...
Celestino Moreno
I need help with ARV
I found a motivated seller wanting to sell their house at 1.1 M but the ARV with the houses around the area comes out to $950,640 my question is why the house estimated value says $110,630 when the houses around it ha...
Account Closed
FL MORTGAGE BROKER: rental property perpetual analysis paralysis
I see so many investors, do such ridiculous calculations and get stuck in perpetual analysis paralysis while homes are going up, up, up in value all around them! ...."Well Steve, by my calculations, the potential rent...
Ming Lim
Your favourite measure / metric for return?
Hi Folks!What's your favourite measure for the return on your investment property and most importantly why?I use a simple ROI calculation on properties that I own already. I'm not sure this is the best way to calculat...
Dmitriy Fomichenko
Increase W2 wages by the amount of SE health insurance premiums
Looking for a feedback from tax experts on the following scenario:A client is a self-employed (has an LLC taxed as S-corporation). Pays himself reasonable salary of 35% of the business's net profit. Pays health insura...