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Brett Coultas New member introduction and host financial question
21 January 2025 | 8 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Reyna Ayala How many bank checking /saving accounts are needed as a first time landlord
8 January 2025 | 10 replies
If you have more than one LLC, each LLC should have its own set of accounts.Checking: Collect all income here, then use it to pay bills, the mortgage, or maintenance.
Carlos Lez Tenant's cosigner asking to break lease due to medical reasons
14 January 2025 | 9 replies
1) Yiu REALLY need to know what CA will  allow you to do, I don’t know, but the state may say too bad landlord, you lose. 2) Assuming your attorney (Or you if you’re able to decode the laws that relate to your situation and are willing to go to court in front of a judge against a “sick” kid.) think you have the right to collect the rent I’d give them two options. 
Lisa Oliver Best advice for finding plumbers, handymen
21 January 2025 | 10 replies
I have some clients who prefer to have a PM for maintenance/contact/rent collection/general management and will place tenants and write leases for themselves in exchange for a reduced rate.  
Mark S. preREO - First Mortgage Secured by Vacant Property
24 January 2025 | 42 replies
Thus, when a foreclosure sale is held, you can set the bid amount up to the amount of the total debt, which would likely increase from 80K to include the legal fees, receivership costs(we suggest 5 - 10% of the rents collected), repair costs, additional accrued interest, minus rents collected.
Jasmine Thermitus Primary to Rental Property
15 January 2025 | 15 replies
Why spend 12% for someone to manage a property in good shape where you just collect rent and respond to an occasional need?
Olivia Blake New Landlord - Tenant Refusing Payment Method
30 January 2025 | 20 replies
Collecting rent, preserving the asset, minimizing vacancy.
Sophie Sawyer My experience with Sunrise Capital (Mobile Home Fund)
29 January 2025 | 68 replies
We have done extensive research on both SCI and M.
Grant Shipman Syndicators & Capital Raisers: Avoid SEC Trouble!!
29 January 2025 | 2 replies
“…states still have authority to require notice filings and collect state fees.”This means you need to check with each state where your investors reside to ensure compliance.Final Warning: Don’t Cut Corners – Follow the Law!
Jared Galde Hey! I'm Jared. My life is about Sober Living Home Investing
9 January 2025 | 10 replies
Advantages are we don’t have to furnish anything in the house and we collect the same amount of rent each month no matter how many members are in a house.