The maximum amount of the energy package that can be added to the borrower’s regular FHA loan amount is the lesser of:· A cost-effective improvements to be made (energy package) based on the home energy assessment; or· the lesser of 5 percent of:the Adjusted Value;115 percent of the median area price of a Single Family dwelling; or150 percent of the national conforming mortgage limit.An FHA-approved lender can access FHA’s EEM Calculator to determine the dollar maximum amount that a borrower can finance for energy improvements.

We no issues closing in an LLC, as a matter of fact most of my lenders will prefer it (assuming it is not your primary residence)Assuming it is not your primary residence, the easiest way to do this deal would be through a DSCR Loans.A DSCR Loan will use current rents or market rents if the property is vacant and personal tax return from you would NOT be required.It also referred to as a No Ratio Loan because your personal Debt To Income is not important.What is important is that the property can pay for itself.If we keep the LTV Low the rate for this loan can be better than a conventional loan.If you ARE Living in the property and you want to keep it... it would mostly depend on how motivated you are and how willing you'd be to "postpone gratification"The best bet is still a DSCR Loan.. which means you moving and renting the property out.We can bring in Asset Based Financing that can help with cash down (if you need it) or to pay cash for another property for you to reside in.Once you're moved out we can do the DSCR Loan at a 70% - 80% LTV or we can calculate a comfortable cash flow number.For example, max cash out that will give you $500 cashflow after a full PITI payment.Let's discuss more!

PennyMac will definitely not allow this.They do conforming loans, conforming loans cannot be in an LLC.You would need to refinance into a NON QM Loan.I would consider a DSCR Loan depending on the LTV and your DTI.With a low LTV a DSCR Loan can price out the same or less than a conventional loan.You then calculate how many years worth of tax savings it would take in order to recoup closing costs to see if it's worth doing it.Feel free to reach out I can give you a quote in minutes with no credit pull.

Its much easier to calculate it's value, if similar lots are selling for 50K and I can get it for 10-20K  it doesn't redeem, i can clear title, etc list it and make some money.   

Hi,Is there a calculator for short-term rentals? 

After calculating income for a new build plus cost of land, even with agressive nightly rates, it just doesn’t add up.  

@Emily Anderson true on the flat 24% tax rate on rental income without the possibility to deduct costs from it.Keep only one thing in mind: rental income is being added to regular taxable income (salary and rental income).So I could deduct costs before ending up with taxable rental income, however for me, it is being added and calculated together with my salary income.That means I'm easily reaching higher tax brackets even after the deductions, while with a flat rate it always stays the same (even if you earn way more rental income).

. :) For now, we are just getting into flipping and are trying to run some hypothetical scenarios though a calculator to rough out costs and estimated ROI for our first wholesale flip.Thanks for any guidance you can provide!

Also, in our experience, 95+% of agents have no clue how to calculate ROI, Cash-on-Cash, Cap Rate, etc., so what are they really going to help an investor with?

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.