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15 January 2025 | 6 replies
And if it's a high amount, would you be better off just using that as a downpayment and get a standard new investment loan?
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2 January 2025 | 1 reply
Mainly the Brokerage is for me just to sell the properties that we fix and flip and save the commission.
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1 January 2025 | 5 replies
The sellers says it's just college boys and that's to be expected.He's currently getting good rents...as unbelievable as it may seem and if cleaned/fixed up it could make more as well as increase the value of the property.We own several coworking/coliving properties in the US and Mexico, so we are used to hospitality and properties out of state.However, my questions are;Is this a norm for college students, or student housing?
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10 January 2025 | 67 replies
Heck, fixed annuities and agency debt are paying over 5% fixed, so if you really want to sleep well at night that is an option as well.Also, I have found that the landlord/tenant relationship is generally better with short term rentals than long term rentals.
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10 January 2025 | 17 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.
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4 January 2025 | 4 replies
After the demo, there really is not much you can do to save outside of thinking outside the box on fixing whatever that might be that has come up.
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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
He was more expensive because now I gotta pay someone else to fix it.But here's the other side of the license issue.
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16 December 2024 | 3 replies
1.7 % of Loan Amount (Points) - $6,035underwriting fees - $1,400Are the above fees reasonable or not for refinancing a mortgage?
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11 January 2025 | 2 replies
Don't get me started on the national debt and the amount we pay in interest each year.
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6 January 2025 | 5 replies
Is there a defined definintion of occupany that mandates a set amount of days per month that I must sleep under the roof of my primary residence?