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Tekoa Da Silva Does Anyone Have Stories About 1970s-1980s Real Estate Investing?
18 February 2025 | 35 replies
yup stayed in the land bizz till late 80s and was in land and timber in the 90s and of course from middle 90s to now I have developed about 500 to 600 lots for homes.And all the while I bought land to flip..
Jonathan Small 50% Rule vs DSCR > which do you use to calculate a good rental
7 February 2025 | 5 replies
However, they approach financial health from different angles.The 50% Rule is a quick estimate that suggests operating expenses (excluding mortgage principal and interest) will roughly equal 50% of the property's gross income.The DSCR is a more precise calculation (Net Operating Income / Total Debt Service) that determines if a property generates enough income to cover its debt obligations.Deal example:- Class C middle class neighborhood- 4bd / 2ba single family house- ARV: 190k- Purchase: 105k- Rehab: 35k- Market rent: $1,400-1,525- Section 8: $1,475- Property manager: 10%- Taxes: 125 month- Insurance $1250 yr- HOA: $55 month- purchased and rehabbed with all cash.
Shiloh Lundahl Loan hacks to make qualifying for loans easier
9 February 2025 | 2 replies
Like accidentally leaving the car light on in the car and having your car battery dead in the morning.
Joshua Martin Forced Equity Cash out
8 February 2025 | 7 replies
Good morning @Joshua MartinGreat thing about a VA mortgage is you can do an IRRRL even after you have moved out of the property!
Asiel Zermeno Los Angeles Wholesaler
1 February 2025 | 2 replies
@Asiel Zermeno Morning.
Joe S. Thoughts on finding a coach/mentor
4 February 2025 | 1 reply
On more than one occasion I’ve talked with a person or two that was offering real estate coaching and I found out very quickly that either it was not what they were advertising or they was not far enough along to be coaching anyone except maybe a complete newbie or maybe it wasn’t the strategy for me.Anyway, that’s my ramble for this morning.
Drake Backman Newbie trying to learn the ropes
5 February 2025 | 4 replies
I would recommend spending your morning commute listening to BP podcast or BP daily podcasts for microlearning, grab a BP book that piques your interest and read a bit every night before bed.
Jeff Ba What are the pros and cons of renting a single family home furnished vs vacant?
24 February 2025 | 11 replies
I have my own single family home in a nice middle America area of north Atlanta. 
Eric N. How do you do Seller Financing/Sub2 and comply with Dodd Frank/Safe Act ?
22 February 2025 | 48 replies
Morning Joe, I dont think its the sub to as much as dodd frank selling these homes to owner occ..
Scott Cash $5,000,000 - What would you do?
8 February 2025 | 6 replies
Anyone in the middle of a divorce?