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Harish Pasupuleti New Investor Seeking Guidance on Out-of-State Properties
19 September 2024 | 29 replies
@Harish PasupuletiTurnkey properties are attractive due to their low barrier to entry, especially for new investors, but they also have the extreme negative of eliminating your ability to build immediate equity through reno.
Jon R. Blue Ridge experience?
18 September 2024 | 29 replies
Right now I'm looking at a possible 10% return but could be much less or negative if the market turns do you have any thoughts?
Allen Zhu first time investor , how many realtors can you work with being an REI?
18 September 2024 | 9 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Elias Azo New to Househacking
19 September 2024 | 13 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Phillip Dakhnovets Age old question: Cashflow vs Appreciation
19 September 2024 | 13 replies
Focusing just on appreciation causes people to take on negative cashflow situations, gambling that the market will eventually save them before they run out of cash.
Matthew Irish-Jones Cash is NOT King... in Real Estate Investing
21 September 2024 | 69 replies
I still would never buy negative cashflow but will take low first year returns if it's in a good area as the future growth is where the real money is. 
Adrian Smude The BRRRR method is dead
21 September 2024 | 71 replies
This is because I find the hold after the refinance in my market has negative cash flow so the properties that were previously good BRRRR candidates are now better flips than BRRRR (assuming you do not want your profit to decline each month after the refinance).   
Joshua Maffuccio Questions about DSCR Loans
19 September 2024 | 6 replies
One of the main scenarios where it does in fact make sense is your example - it might be negatively cash flowing in year 1 - but start cash flowing positively in years 2, 3 and then down the road years 5, 6, 7 (all the way to 30 is technically possible if no refi or sale) the DSCR can explode quite a bit higherAlso sharing links here to 11 articles published here on BiggerPockets all about DSCR Loans, hope these help as well!
Vikrant G. Landlord friendly lawyers for Ellis Act Eviction in San Francisco / Oakland
17 September 2024 | 12 replies
Daniel needs to disassociate himself from Jonathan.Hence, looking for alternative recommendations for my next projects.Sorry to hear about your negative experience with Jonathan. 
Clemens Georg New investor looking for guidance to buy first property.
18 September 2024 | 7 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.