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25 November 2024 | 9 replies
There is no way these are licensed and insured contractors.
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21 November 2024 | 23 replies
If you buy a property for $80K - you will need to put atleast 10% down towards the purchase price ($8K) PLUS closing costs such as lenders fees, title fees, and insurance and tax costs.
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23 November 2024 | 4 replies
As long as you're making payments on time and have proper insurance on the property, banks are happy and don't want to call a loan due.
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26 November 2024 | 46 replies
.: Jobs have; PTO, medical insurance, Company matched 401k's, structure etc.
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22 November 2024 | 4 replies
Some things to be aware of are fire insurance and how it affects your buying pool.
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24 November 2024 | 9 replies
So as long as your insurance, property taxes, property management, utilities maintenance, repairs, vacancy, and capex come to $4/mo or less you’ll be fine.
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21 November 2024 | 10 replies
All this fancy mumbo fha guideline gumbo means is that your projected market rents assuming all units, if it were rented Times 75% need to be greater than what your monthly payment is (PITIA = principal/interest/taxes/insurance/assessments monthly), other wise FHA will not lend at that loan amount so common solutions to this when rents are too low in your local market are to put more money down payment which defeats the whole purpose of low 3.5% down FHA doesnt it?
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22 November 2024 | 1 reply
The property cash flows at a 15% ROI…………………..before insurance, debt service, utilities, management, vacancies, repairs, maintenance, payroll and property taxes7.
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25 November 2024 | 7 replies
@Charlie Martin Buying under an LLC offers liability protection and separates business finances, but it can complicate financing with higher rates and stricter terms, and lenders may still require a personal guarantee, impacting your DTI.For your first property, consider purchasing in your personal name for better loan terms and transferring it to an LLC later if needed, while using strong umbrella insurance to mitigate risk.
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22 November 2024 | 28 replies
Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).