Brett Coultas
New member introduction and host financial question
15 January 2025 | 6 replies
Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.
Sebastian Nadal
Looking to House Hack in Chicago for the first time
8 January 2025 | 6 replies
For now, it Looks like your roommate/tenant can cover half of your mortgage (plus hoa fees).
Jonathan Greene
If You Are Asking These Questions About Your STR, You Are Already Failing
4 January 2025 | 26 replies
4) What do their places look like, how do they feature their professional pictures?
Sarah En
First-Time Landlord Seeking Advice on Rodent Prevention and Repairs
3 January 2025 | 3 replies
You can cover the wire mesh with drywall patches (they tape on wall and across the wire, white/paintable, different sizes) as the wire mesh is what will prevent the rats from eating their way into the property (the covering material is cosmetic only).
Kevin G.
Antioch BRRRR Project
7 January 2025 | 0 replies
The HML covered 100% of the $32,500 rehab budget through drawbacks.Refinance: Post-rehab, I refinanced into a primary mortgage, creating 25.5% equity in the property.Future Financing: I plan to leverage the property with a HELOC to access up to $86,000 in capital for future deals.
Kaushik R.
Home equity and landlord insurance
3 January 2025 | 10 replies
What surprised me is that USAA covered all of those houses.
Patrick G.
Calculation about cash on cash return
9 January 2025 | 5 replies
If I rent it out and the rent monthly payment let's say covers the mortgage and HOA, the cash on cash return will be $40K(appreciation)/($ 42K (Down payment) = 95% and it will be 1.95 to find the cubit root and it is about 25% yearly return on my initial investment.
Stephen Tawiah
Funding For First Real Estate Deal
2 January 2025 | 9 replies
I'm trying to get a mortgage, but it's entirely possible that the mortgage might not cover 100% of the price of the house.
Account Closed
Property managers allowed unsupervised showings, resulting in theft
17 January 2025 | 5 replies
Account Closed our world is trending to more & more "immediate gratification".Self-showings are the result of this and owners squeezing PMC's profits to nothing.Regarding the PMA, ours is pretty long to cover everything we can realistically think of - yet, many owners freak out about it and hire a PMC with a shorter contract.How would you be reacting right now if someone had broke into your property and stole these things?
Scott K.
STR insurance - Proper alternatives?
8 January 2025 | 13 replies
It doesn't cover any loss of income due to your rental being repaired.