Daniel Stevens
New member and excited to get some initial properties
14 October 2024 | 2 replies
:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Anastasia Rodriguez
Any advice on rules or partner deals for MTR in Chicago?
13 October 2024 | 19 replies
Feel free to DM me and we can coordinate via email a time to chat or Google Meet.Looking forward to connecting and best of luck with your journey!
Andrew Burrell
LLC Creation Advice
14 October 2024 | 9 replies
I do look to grow beyond two properties, but not necessarily at a rapid pace.Finally, if I were to do this, what are the proper steps in forming an LLC and then transferring them into that entity?
Mario Morales
Portage Park Garden Unit-HVAC HELP
12 October 2024 | 2 replies
They should be doing a load calculation, taking into account insulation and window type if I'm recalling how it works properly.
Sally Alcala
Breaking Up with Property Manager Frustrations
11 October 2024 | 7 replies
At most, keeping you Cc'd on all coordinating emails and asking you for more information when required.Sounds like you're spun up on the legal requirements for security deposits in your state (needs to be in their own trust account).
Mike Wynn
California Home Insurance
12 October 2024 | 3 replies
I also reached out to Proper Insurance, but they informed me that they can't offer their standard policy due to the elevated fire risk at my property.
Karen Smith
How to Identify Top Real Estate Investment Opportunities for Private Money Lending
11 October 2024 | 2 replies
underwrite the loans properly
Lexie R.
New to Landlording and Perplexed
10 October 2024 | 24 replies
Tenants can be frustrating to deal with especially with communication and coordination.2.
Darryl George
The ARV Question: Need Pointers on Using CMA for Accurate Comps!
12 October 2024 | 1 reply
You can't do proper ARV without MLS access.
Devin James
Mortgage Rate Drops
16 October 2024 | 22 replies
Housing prices in two of our larger cities (Vancouver and Toronto) are also crazy high (eg $1M to buy a starter home)...actually in Vancouver proper at the moment the cheapest home (single family, not strata) is $1.2M...surprisingly (to me) in Toronto the cheapest home on the market is $650K (ignoring some listed for $1 as clearly there is a catch).Our mortgages work differently than in the US, and what we get for rates are only locked in for 1-5 years (typically) and then we have to renew at whatever the current rates are.