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Devin James How to balance enjoying your life today and saving/investing for a better future?
6 October 2024 | 2 replies
After a few months (and paying off alot of my debt) I realized I was making ok money and felt much more at ease in my life. 
Landon Lehmann How to leverage my person residence
5 October 2024 | 7 replies
For a $300,000 property, this could be $6,000 to $15,000.Mortgage on Rental Property:Loan Amount: $240,000 (assuming 80% financed at 4% interest over 30 years).Monthly Payment: Approximately $1,145.Other Expenses:Property Taxes: Estimated at 1.5% of property value annually ($4,500).Insurance: Estimated at $1,500 annually.Maintenance: Estimated at 1% of property value annually ($3,000).Property Management Fees: Assuming 10% of monthly rental income ($2,400 annually if rent is $2,000 per month).Vacancy and Turnover Costs: 5% of annual rental income ($1,200).Total Initial Investment and Annual Operating ExpensesInitial Investment:Total Borrowed from Equity: $150,000Down Payment for Rental Property: $60,000Closing Costs for Rental Property: $10,500 (average)Total Initial Cash Outlay: $70,500 (initial investment from equity) + $10,500 (closing costs)Annual Operating Expenses:Property Taxes: $4,500Insurance: $1,500Maintenance: $3,000Property Management Fees: $2,400Vacancy and Turnover Costs: $1,200Total Operating Expenses: $12,600 annuallyExpected ReturnRental Income:Assuming $2,000 per month, annual rental income = $24,000.Net Operating Income (NOI):Annual Rental Income: $24,000Minus Annual Operating Expenses: $12,600NOI: $11,400Debt Service:Mortgage Payment on Rental Property: $1,145 monthly, $13,740 annually.Total Debt Service: $13,740 (rental property) + $8,592 (equity loan) = $22,332 annually.Net Cash Flow:NOI: $11,400Minus Debt Service: $22,332Net Cash Flow: -$10,932 annually (negative cash flow initially due to high debt service).Cash-on-Cash ReturnInitial Cash Investment: $70,500Net Cash Flow (first year): -$10,932Cash-on-Cash Return: Not applicable initially due to negative cash flow.Long-Term Appreciation and AdjustmentsProperty Appreciation:Assuming a 3% annual appreciation, the property value could increase by $9,000 annually.Rent Increases:Assuming a 2% annual rent increase, rental income will rise, improving cash flow. 
Josh Hollman Strategy to obtain 2nd rental & rid of cc debt
1 October 2024 | 10 replies
Pay off the debt.
Samuel M. Pay Off Loan Sooner?
5 October 2024 | 1 reply
Simple answer: the faster you pay off the debt, the less interest you will pay.
Patrick H. Shifting debt to rental
30 September 2024 | 6 replies
There's not enough interest rate arbitrage to be had to make it worth the hassle of shifting debt around.
Beau Piorkowski Fix and Hold - Rensselaer NY
5 October 2024 | 2 replies
Congrats - did you refinance into long-term debt yet?
Jonathan Welch Using ALL your equity
5 October 2024 | 3 replies
I guess I'm asking for something like a hard money lender, but I don't know if they lend on assets you already own.I guess you could put the paid off rental in a sandbox (trust, or corporation) so that the income from that rental is only counted against the debt from that rental then take basically any loan on it, but outside of that what options are there?
Jay Hinrichs Wholesaling assignments and double closes are now illegal in South Carolina
5 October 2024 | 19 replies
I'm sure they'll just make sure the company has no assets and debt, so when they get a few million dollar fine they'll just have the company declare bankruptcy and dissolve.
Elias Castillo New construction lending
4 October 2024 | 5 replies
Do you want a DSCR loan (long term debt) or short term debt on the refi?
Rob Block Grocapitus - experience with syndications that have exited
4 October 2024 | 15 replies
There were comments that the sponsor wrote they did not believe in fixed debt and went with adjusted debt because you lose the chance for rates to go down.