
4 October 2024 | 12 replies
This creates two loan payments ($100,000 of equity and $300,000 on the new mortgage).Key NumbersHome Equity Loan Interest Rate: 6%Mortgage Interest Rate: 7%Rental Income: $3,000 per monthExpenses (management, taxes, insurance, maintenance): $800 per monthIncome and ExpensesMonthly Rental Income: $3,000Monthly Expenses: $800Monthly Mortgage Payment: $2,000ExplanationThe investor earns $3,000 in rent each month.They pay $2,000 on the investment property mortgage and $800 on other expenses.This leaves $200 profit each month or $2,400 per year.However, you have to pay $6,000 interest on the equity borrowed.This leaves you with an annual loss of $3,600.This example shows that while the rental property generates positive monthly income, the interest cost of borrowing the initial $100,000 results in an overall annual loss.

4 October 2024 | 7 replies
My initial plan is to live in one unit of the first property and rent out the remaining three.

4 October 2024 | 1 reply
In Minneapolis, the Downtown East Commons Park, initially built for Super Bowl LII, has helped attract office buildings and residential developments.

4 October 2024 | 8 replies
Despite this, substantial changes are imminent and will start rolling out this year.The initial change will be the mandatory registration of all short-term rentals, accompanied by a registration fee.

4 October 2024 | 33 replies
This enabled us to execute a 100% cash-out refinance, returning all initial capital to investors while still generating cash flow.

4 October 2024 | 11 replies
One of my best deals came from a seller who initially wasn’t ready to let go due to sentimental attachment (it was a 12 unit apartment deal that was purchased by her late husband).

4 October 2024 | 17 replies
@John Prorok, is it this: https://sharedestates.fund/To your initial question: no response via multiple emails and automated voicemail is certainly not a good sign, but also not guaranteed a Ponzi scheme.

7 October 2024 | 35 replies
This can result is a negative review.I mean even Airbnb, has 1-star rating and 3,145 reviews on Trustpilot.I appreciate the feedback and will work to be more modest in my initial reply but I think it's important to at least consider the statistics of it all.

11 October 2024 | 30 replies
@Melissa Nash - Yes, there are multiple reasons that I'm getting into Real Estate but with the updated picture of the ADR for the past year, the cash flow was not as good as they were indicating initially.
5 October 2024 | 5 replies
Upon initially listing within both the Zillow and Apartments(dot)com networks, I left the application feature on to see what would be received...