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Mark Waldrip Considering 7 Condo unit purchase
29 January 2016 | 18 replies
As @Rhett Tullis mentioned, you really aren't left with a whole lot of margin on the deal either.
Vy Mai Confused with the estimated Total Monthly Payment
17 December 2015 | 13 replies
The rate is based on an index rate plus a margin - I don't know which index and I would have to back calculate to determine the cap interest rate.
Scott England The Fed's move has little impact now, but smart $ looks to 2018
17 December 2015 | 4 replies
There are 2 points to consider here:- Rising rates is good for banks (generally speaking) because it takes pressure off of the margin squeeze they've had to deal with for years. 
Pedro Oliva Wholesaling Lease Options for newbies?
18 December 2015 | 5 replies
And it's my margin of safety if the market turns or I can't get it rented.
Marc C. The NEW Dodd-Frank-exempt Lease Option Concept
19 December 2015 | 13 replies
But even if it doesn’t, I only have $120,000 in it, so I have a margin of safety.
Max Shaw #7 SFH Closed Yesterday
17 September 2019 | 14 replies
@Vincent CraneThanks for playing devils advocate.It is a thin margin indeed, my current goal is to pick up houses, that I at least break even on while managing myself (this house has the thinnest margin of any I own to date due to 100% borrowed money).
James Popp When and how do realtors get paid in a wholesale deal?
12 October 2022 | 48 replies
Transactional money might take too much of your profit margin.
Tyler Divine Lumber Order Guidelines/Suggestions
20 December 2015 | 5 replies
Since the margins are typically so tight on commodity lumber, the supplier either has to take the hit and match the market, or ride it out.4) If you're including trusses in this, those can vary dramatically - huge swings in price... in part because the design is subject to the individual designer as well as some supplier have in-house truss capability while others act as a middleman.  
Dominic A. Selling home to clear student loan debt?
23 December 2015 | 5 replies
Your student loan debt is being serviced from after aftertax income, so that 6.8% needs to be adjusted for your marginal tax rate to yield what you must actually earn to service that debt (could be closer to 9-10% pre-tax).If you have forced appreciation in the house and it will appraise for 135K, you may be able to pull additional equity from the home to pay down (or pay off) your student debt ... effectively transferring your student loan (6.8%) to your mortgage (4.x%?).  
Andre Brasser How to accurately estimate hard money costs?
2 January 2016 | 9 replies
Ensure you profit is actually worth doing, lenders don't like thin profit margins as they end up with borrowers walking away.