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Jorge Abreu 📄 Performing a Due Diligence
18 October 2024 | 2 replies
Request and review sample reports to ensure the collected data is useful and well-presented.
Nadia Muga Tenant Criteria For Leasing a House
18 October 2024 | 7 replies
All an agent should do for you is list the property to generate showings => to generate applications, that YOU then screen.Now, they may actually be asking you want screening criteria you want them to advertise, which is fine.Can't answer your question though, without knowing if this is a Class A, B, C or D property - as they will all have different criteria.Here's a sample of some of what we use in our Metro Detroit market:Class A Properties:Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.
Josh Terranova Any Section 8 Landlords out there?
18 October 2024 | 23 replies
Thats not a great way to sample the experiences in something as hyper local as a real estate market
Denise Evans Alabama Tax Lien Investing: Gap Years
14 October 2024 | 7 replies
Suppose Sally exercises her right of first refusal at the 2025 auction to buy the 2024 lien, in the amount of $1,500. 
Martin D. Investing in Airbnb overseas
19 October 2024 | 15 replies
It'd make little sense for me to share my metrics given that they vary, don't constitute a statistically representative sample and also my knowledge and relationships allow me to get deals that you might not be able to get/find.Hope this is helpful.
Henry Lazerow Recommendation for insurance property in LLC?
13 October 2024 | 2 replies
An insurance broker explained this to me in the past as the law of  large numbers which suggests if a a carrier has significant enough exposure in a market the probability of claims arising will be more consistent with probabilities calculated in their underwriting than a when a smaller sample size were to exist.
Jehu Matthews Winston-Salem creative finance
13 October 2024 | 2 replies
Until you exercise that option, you are essentially just a renter.
Liam Wright Wholesaling in Hawai'i -- in need of general advice
13 October 2024 | 4 replies
That's exactly the path I took -- wholesaling and then into rehabbing.A few question answers for you:1) Contracts - you should be able to find sample contracts here.
Taylor Kendrick My starting point
14 October 2024 | 22 replies
Thanks for providing some great sample scenarios.
Mark M. Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS)
13 October 2024 | 54 replies
@Shea Spinelli If you PM me, I can send you a sample XL spreadsheet that you can customize that we use to apportion the expenses among the Tenants ..