
22 December 2024 | 2 replies
If the rental income doesn’t sufficiently cover the debt payments by their standards, they’ll limit the loan amount, even if the property is worth more.You could try a few alternatives:•Look for lenders who specialize in commercial real estate and have more flexible DSCR requirements.

23 December 2024 | 7 replies
i.e. longer than normal vacancy, bad tenant screening, poor maintenance, skipped rent payments, etc.There could be a handful of reasons why it lost it's ability to cash flow.

16 December 2024 | 5 replies
Yes, prices are high, but there is good potential for appreciation, and tenants are generally reliable and high quality.

23 December 2024 | 6 replies
That's fine as long as all the payments go directly into your SDIRA.

23 December 2024 | 7 replies
This could increase interest rate and or down payment.2.

20 December 2024 | 3 replies
Received access to mortgage portal to ensure all payments are made (including escrow).Anything else here I should do or not do if acquiring for the long-term?

19 December 2024 | 5 replies
(Close on the payment calculation!

13 December 2024 | 13 replies
Obvious, but maybe the least reliable as it is somewhat by chance.

22 December 2024 | 8 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.

23 December 2024 | 12 replies
This has to do mainly with the timing of property tax payments for your own home (not for your investment properties) and your charitable donations.