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Tyler Bolton LLC versus personal umbrella policy for Indianapolis SFH rental
12 January 2025 | 7 replies
Also, most Umbrella Policies only pay out if your underlying policy pays out, and the underlying policy will do everything they can to find an exclusion or that you were negligent (which you probably were) in the cause of action to get out of paying the claim.
Ken M. Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.
Ricky Reddin Renovation On A Property
12 January 2025 | 7 replies
my condolences on your recent lost.there are a few ways you can do this, as mentioned above you can take a heloc on your primary residence which will give you a second mortgage, first mortgage payment wont be impacted. you can do cash out refinance which will give you one mortgage and payment. it will pay the old mortgage and give you money in your pocket to pay for the rehab.or you can do a renovation refinance which is similar to cash out refinance but we would contractor involved  as part of the refinancing and they are paid through the loan
Jennifer Allen Triple Net Lease - When to pay property taxes
27 December 2024 | 2 replies
After collecting tenant pass-throughs for the year, do you pay the property taxes at the end of the year or the beginning of the next year?
Kristian Kotov New Asset Class - The Roomshare Condo
14 January 2025 | 3 replies
This means that someone who makes $43,000/year would now eligible to buy this room condo, and have access to a vehicle through which to build equity in an asset as an alternative to paying rent. 
Troy Smith Refinance step of BRRR
13 January 2025 | 11 replies
If you used a loan to rehab your property and find yourself in a difficult position, doing a straight refi (just paying off the old mortgage) will be easier than trying to pay off the original loan and take additional cash out.
Johnny Bartel New member looking for advice on getting started!
12 January 2025 | 4 replies
Not really sure how to go about financing but we're planning on having a down payment at or slightly above $100,000 and don't want to pay more than $3100ish per month. 
Taylor McClure I’ve heard of buying pre-foreclosures, anyone have experience?
15 January 2025 | 8 replies
They have no cash to qualify for a rental or even pay for the move. 
Rafael Ro Safe and stable investment: Do I buy rental properties or keep money in a HYSA?
11 January 2025 | 67 replies
You can buy a 250k property with 25% down and pay about $1600 in PITI, or 350k / $2100.