
15 December 2024 | 4 replies
No offense, but absolutely, positively in no way shape or form would I, as a lender of over 30 years, provide a loan to someone with no out of pocket capital.

29 December 2024 | 5 replies
Any of these will leave you in a much better position for success, and provide a greater income while you learn.

28 December 2024 | 16 replies
The judge had doubts about the veracity of the website I was using to collect the rent (I gave him a print out of the payments and non-payments from the website) and thought we should have driven to unlock the door for the tenant when he locked himself out (3 hours) instead of telling him that was his issue and he should call a locksmith.In the end the judge asked him how much he thought he owed us and he did his calculations in the courtroom, not having this prepared.

26 December 2024 | 3 replies
It sounds like you're in a pretty good position with some nice options.

28 December 2024 | 8 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.

25 December 2024 | 60 replies
We will use the high end of this range ($100k) This implies the initial negative equity position is $150k $150k (initial negative position)/$350 (cash flow) takes 428 months to recover the initial negative position (35 years).

27 December 2024 | 4 replies
If you are not going to leave there at all, and you can't do Bill 23 or have any value-add to get to positive cash flow, then NO, don't do it.

30 December 2024 | 89 replies
You need to attack each positive reply you get at each stage of the funnel.

25 December 2024 | 11 replies
There is a web site that lists all the section 8 housing, so people might be also be looking there.

28 December 2024 | 7 replies
I plan on my income jumping a fairly good amount, especially since I will transfer to working a full time position.