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John Williams Downside of the 1% rule...
23 December 2024 | 34 replies
If the insurance is higher, like in a flood zone, or hurricane zone the net will be lower. 
Erin Helle One month left in 2024 - What are your Goals!
23 December 2024 | 20 replies
1) As an agent put 3 more under contract this month for going into 20252) Cut internet and car insurance bill down3) Start prepping for tax time, organize expenses yay lol
Rileigh Heller First Land Wholesale
18 December 2024 | 3 replies
-Do you have the title report/commitment/policy?
Monica Gonzalez Newbie - Analysis Tools - No/Low Cost
18 December 2024 | 26 replies
I also review the insurance costs and try to get a solid estimate of coverage expenses to fine-tune my calculations.
Matthew Ferguson Investing in St. Petersburg Florida
20 December 2024 | 9 replies
and what about flood insurance.
Rich Emery DSCR without penalty for selling early?
19 December 2024 | 15 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).
Justin Jefferson Can someone guide me through the first step of analysis
22 December 2024 | 8 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.
Rance Smith Crazy Chicago real estate Journey
12 December 2024 | 19 replies
Insurance helped with the first flood.
Fernando Domingo Insurance for California
6 December 2024 | 15 replies
June 2nd, 2023State Farm and Allstate have stopped selling new insurance policies to California homeowners, erecting a new obstacle for home buyers.
Saika Maeda ADU permit or not; financial implications
20 December 2024 | 27 replies
You can only play games for so long.Chances are your next door neighbor is an IRS agent and turns you in when your tenants blocks their drive or some other random event disturbing your IRS neighbor.ADU catches fire and your insurance won't cover you, because it was an illegal and unpermitted structure.The city inspector told the last guy not to build or rent it, and is now pissed and wants to make an example of you and just red tags the whole property and no one can occupy for the next 1-2-3 years while you wait for a hearing.Then when you get the hearing, "staff" recommends you tear the whole structure down, and if you still want an ADU, you can apply for a permit and rebuild it.Your tenant quits paying rent and won't move out and you can't evict them, because there is no valid lease and they're just your "roommate".Probably a dozen other bad things can happen to you when you do stuff like this.