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Evan Haas New to the forum, hoping to get started with a multi-family
16 January 2025 | 11 replies
What type of properties are you looking to add to your portfolio to "get back in the game"?
Danielle B. Out-of-State - Ohio Section 8 Housing
29 January 2025 | 22 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Ken M. “Short Sale Queen” indicted in mortgage fraud scheme (Creative Financing Gone Bad)
15 January 2025 | 1 reply
Magistrate Judge Aileen Goldman Durrett on December 4, 2024.According to information presented in court, beginning in 2017, Espinosa, Smith, and Baltazar, along with others, are alleged to have operated a mortgage fraud scheme using various companies, including Short Sale Queen, L.L.C.
Ethan A. Seeking advice: tenant violated lease with many cats
20 January 2025 | 7 replies
It will just invite the idea of allowing her to include even more pets. 
Daniel Amsalem Please help keep northern VA STR-friendly
17 January 2025 | 10 replies
"Phase I included 388 responses with over 1,200 comments and suggestions while Phase II included 141 responses and several hundred more comments and suggestions.
Chris Pontello Avoiding a short sale through creative financing
26 January 2025 | 6 replies
Secondly, the homeowner would need to cooperate as she would need to submit a bunch of paperwork including income statements, tax returns, etc. for the Short Sale application to show that she is insolvent.  
Tuan Tran Section 8 Fort Wayne, IN
15 January 2025 | 7 replies
What the gurus don't tell you is that they are comparing market rents to the GROSS amount of S8 rent on a voucher which INCLUDES LANDORD PAID UTILITIES!
Toyin Dawodu WHY DO 95% OF REAL ESTATE INVESTORS FAIL?
12 January 2025 | 23 replies
It could take years of sacrifice and saving to get into this game and most people don't want to wait that long.  
Jed Butikofer No more mortgage payment, but not yet FI/RE: How should I utilize these funds in REI?
20 January 2025 | 37 replies
i work full time too, so i can only do one big project at a time, and can only make about 1 offer every 1-2 months.my stock answer to anyone is to invest where they live - and for expensive metros that includes 1-2 hours out. 
Joel Florek 31 units in 30 months at age 24, $70k Annual Cashflow
9 January 2025 | 116 replies
My biggest advice for people would be as follows.Know why your in the real estate game, and why a specific niche.