
1 October 2024 | 7 replies
Hard to know exactly for you depends on a number of factors.

30 September 2024 | 7 replies
Here are 2 key factors to prepare yourself for your entrance into commercial realm:1.

4 October 2024 | 16 replies
See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.

1 October 2024 | 29 replies
Some factors affecting costs are: - how small the units are - a 1500 sq ft house will be much more per sq ft vs. a 2500 sq ft house, similar to (10) 1 bed units will be much more per sq ft than (10) 3 bed units because the more you stuff into a smaller box, the cost per foot goes up, and you still have the same costs of a kitchen, hvac, foundation, etc. but you're spreading those same costs across much less square footage.

3 October 2024 | 15 replies
Consider factors of what the property will need though if needs work (account for that, do an inspection, have contractors give you a bid on what all could or needs to be done).

30 September 2024 | 10 replies
It sounds like you've already invested a lot in rentals, about $14,000 when you factor in your upcoming projects.

1 October 2024 | 12 replies
What I also recommend is also factoring in soft expenses that you are budgeting for but have not yet spent.

2 October 2024 | 9 replies
This is also impacted by how old your home is, so that was likely a factor for me.From what I can gather, it's best to increase my personal liability for now and require the tenant to get renter's insurance to secure their own belongings.

30 September 2024 | 10 replies
Most your leads are going to be investors who want a steep discount anyways and they may factor in the savings in commissions (meaning you technically aren't paying but it is still factored into the price).

1 October 2024 | 16 replies
With rehabs you can get to significantly lower purchase prices and typically the lender will just be looking for a100k+ ARV so that you can refinance out of the loan once rehab is completed (100k as-is value is pretty standard for DSCR loans).With rehabs experience is the biggest factor to LTV and rate so partnering up with someone for the first one or first 3 will get you significantly better terms (working in the same area can also provide benefits in terms of LTV).