
20 November 2024 | 9 replies
It at least gives you a starting point and will help you eliminate a lot of things right off the bat.

19 November 2024 | 5 replies
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20 November 2024 | 9 replies
As someone else mentioned, what I've seen a lot of in the past six months is deals that don't have the rental income to service the debt and borrowers with marginal credit.

21 November 2024 | 18 replies
Typically lenders for non recourse require the borrower to have a net worth that is equal or greater to the outstanding loan blance, have at least 1 year reserves for debt service and experience and or a track record.

20 November 2024 | 5 replies
That amount and the debt pay down that your tenants are making for you should also be added to cash flow for your ROE calculation.

19 November 2024 | 6 replies
@Michelle SharkoAnswering questions in step by step fashion:- Is it a good thing to do or not is a personal finance decision and it depends on the person asking it, their risk tolerance which in part has to do with how this HELOC or line of credit works and how your personality fares relative to taking on new debt (a person more adverse to debt might have sufficient savings and temperament to pay down/back the debt versus a financially liberal person might get in over their skii's as).

20 November 2024 | 14 replies
Are you debt averse or want to take on more debt?

21 November 2024 | 2 replies
You are required to file a complete and accurate return, which means reporting the income that you earned along with atleast the direct expenses that you incurred on your rental.There are two comflicting forces - Your tax accountant wants to be aggressive with deductions because it will entitle you to paying less taxes(now or in the future).Your lender wants to see as much income as that will increase your Debt to Income Ratio(DTI).The good thing is that you can speak with your lender about 'one time expenses', that were only incurred in that year and are not reoccuring.

19 November 2024 | 4 replies
Quote from @Tim Johnson: Has anyone seen an example of a lender combining debt with equity on a real estate deal?

25 November 2024 | 13 replies
Thus, your profit margin is lower (than the all-cash offer), but your ROI is higher.Putting more than 20% down might reduce your monthly payment and debt-to-income ratio, but it also ties up more of your capital, limiting flexibility.