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Eva Sha Commercial Real Estate Investing, how to get started or finding a mentor?
19 December 2024 | 22 replies
Typically speaking 20% down (80% LTV) is the bare minimum that commercial lending requires.  10% down is unheard of unless you are getting a great deal and negotiate some small seller financing in second position or getting an SBA Loan for acquisition where your business will occupy over 51% of. 
Kay S. Closing Costs for Seller Financing?
15 December 2024 | 6 replies
For costs, you’ll typically need to budget for title insurance (usually around 0.5%-1% of the purchase price), attorney fees (varies but can range from $500-$2,000 depending on the complexity), and closing costs (might include recording fees, escrow fees, and other admin costs—generally $500-$2,000).
Thomas Lebens Can a rookie use a DSCR loan for a duplex?
15 December 2024 | 18 replies
Typically they want good credit score, landlord experience, and 20% down.You can get ones that will either use current rents OR market rents.
Tom Dieringer What are some of the biggest differences between an urban STR and vacation market STR
14 December 2024 | 4 replies
Those groups typically research and know what to expect, which make them “easy” to host. 
Derek Buehner Tax deductions on a remodel for a future STR while living in it.
16 December 2024 | 8 replies
Since you're currently using the property as your primary residence, the cost of improvements made before it's placed into service as a rental wouldn’t typically be immediately deductible.
Connor Heffler Slow Flip Real Estate Investment
18 December 2024 | 25 replies
@Teri Feeney Styers the slow flip method that I think he is referring to is the one coined by Scott Jelinek which is buying a livable property using private money on a short term (typical 60 month--like a car) and immediately marking it up 2-4 times and selling it on a 30 year term using a land contract.
Kevin Oh Shopping around for better rates
18 December 2024 | 12 replies
Typically my analogy is something like: if you're in a happy relationship, you're not going to go looking and see if the grass is greener on the other side... so for you what is it you're really looking for?
Rich Emery DSCR without penalty for selling early?
19 December 2024 | 15 replies
The rate will be higher (typically 1% to 1-1/2% higher) but you will be able to sell, refinance, or payoff the loan without  having to worry about paying what could potentially be thousands of dollars in a pre-payment penalty. 
Chris Olandese Tenant threatened to move out
18 December 2024 | 13 replies
The first step is typically posting a notice to end tenancy, it is normally 30 - 60 days depending on the area and type of lease.
William F. Open reviews on land investing programs
17 December 2024 | 13 replies
While I can't prove this definitively, the posting behavior strongly suggests this isn't coming from a typical satisfied customer.What's interesting is how this latest post is carefully crafted to rank well in Google searches for people who are searching for education on land investing.