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Nancy Durso What Is Cap Rate? A Key Metric for Real Estate Investors
30 July 2024 | 2 replies
Essentially, the cap rate is the proportion of Net Operating Income (NOI) to the property's value or selling price:Cap Rate = Net Operating Income (NOI)/Property ValueThis ratio offers a direct method to evaluate the yield a property generates in relation to its cost.For advanced real estate investors, integrating additional factors might prove beneficial:Vacancy rate: The duration the property remains vacant.Operating expenses percentage: Includes insurance, utilities, and maintenance costs (excludes mortgage payments, depreciation, or income taxes).The adjusted formula for net income, incorporating these considerations, is:Net Income=(100 − Operating Expenses %) ×(100 − Vacancy Rate %) × Gross Income
Chris Seveney My Top 5 - 2024 Predictions in Mortgage Note / Lending Space
2 August 2024 | 53 replies
     - With Developer/Builders knowing the standing of market and throttling production to avoid a glut, stimulus would impact supply shortages and in such pricing, in proportion to market supply standings and pent up demand standings. - Mindset's conditioned in a kind of FOMO position from covid bull-run, a stimulus action that present's a buyer surge, and a sold price surge, may be the spark for a real tangible bubble creation appreciation frenzy as those act upon FOMO to "grab the profit's" or "get in before it's too late", ignoring market basis fundamental's, thus in a feed-back-loop of rapid appreciation, ie "bubble". - I do not see risk in seller finance side of things as i don't see potentiality of mortgage rates dropping below 6% in any enduring manner.
Gabe Bouldien DSCR Loan Analysis
22 July 2024 | 21 replies
Typically DSCR is minimum 20-25% down, they will utilize a proportion of the current or proposed rental income to qualify.I'd have a second look at the income for full documentation qualification as well..there might be some other ways to qualify income..including asset depletion..
Michael Baum Mike's Deal of the Day - July 1th, 2024 Prime Day 2
17 July 2024 | 0 replies
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Randy Vincent Are squatters a common problem for rental property investors?
17 July 2024 | 13 replies
Perhaps the problem has been blown out of proportion by the media, but we would just like to ensure that it doesn’t happen to us.
Jay Hinrichs national rent control
22 July 2024 | 120 replies
The federal government does have the authority to regulate things that affect interstate commerce (which is just about everything) so long as proportionality and other considerations are observed.A famous case proving the point is the Heart O' Atlanta Motel (Hotel?)
Marika Aubrey New member looking to BRRRR upstate NY
12 July 2024 | 16 replies
STRENGTHS-  strong affordable housing market-  cool city with a great feel-  nicely mixed neighborhoods with properties in need of repair next to nice homes-  large university, robust medical community-  decent rents overall, currently trading at 8-10% cap rates-  Micron promises growthWEAKNESSES-  Micron hype is making people spend way too much on properties-  pesky code compliance inspections here too-  student housing area is incredibly compact and difficult to get in to-  difficult to predict if a property will benefit from renovation or not-  contractors are overwhelmed, difficult to get estimatesSummary: Syracuse is experiencing a lot of change right now, in a good way.
Jacob Zivanovich House Hacking Partnership
12 July 2024 | 7 replies
This is usually based on the proportion of the down payment, mortgage payments, and other costs each party contributes.Financing Details: Define who will pay for what.
Ivan Aldana Dealing with bad contractors
7 July 2024 | 42 replies
This has gone way out of proportion
Leonard Rybak Reverse House Hack into a future permanent residence.
2 July 2024 | 5 replies
Also, I am scared a tenant cant damage the home and leave it unappealing for me to move into....and lasty, taxes or insurance can grow out of proportion leaving me not wanting to move their in the future.