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Roger Mace Are Your Loans Recourse or Non-recourse, Know the Difference
29 November 2024 | 9 replies
This type of loan typically has lower interest rates since it poses less risk to the lender.Non-Recourse Loans: Conversely, non-recourse loans limit the lender's ability to collect from the borrower beyond the collateral pledged for the loan.
Andrew M. Increasing HELOC on investment property
28 November 2024 | 2 replies
The unfortunate thing here is that investment properties foreclose at a higher rate than primary homes so many banks just don't want the exposure to this.
Charlie Martin Creative financing for first time buyer?
26 November 2024 | 6 replies
is that it typically comes with higher rates on the first mortgage, if you're low income enough you might qualify for near free DPA but most DPA's open to all income brackets are typically at higher than market interest rates.
Don Konipol The Big Difference in Passive vs. Active Investing
27 November 2024 | 10 replies
Or where the borrower sells the property to a third party with the assumption of the note - at an increase in interest rate.  
Andre Brock Tell me about your last creative deal!!
26 November 2024 | 6 replies
I was able to pay the sellers mortgage company directly that had a 4% interest rate.
Scott Trench Syndicator Threatens LPs for Negative Comment about them On BP
26 November 2024 | 86 replies
For the last decade, a rising tide bailed out a lot of these sponsors/deals and no one got hurt. 
Thomas Loyola Are my assumptions reasonable?
26 November 2024 | 5 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.
Frank Thomas First BRRRR in Charleston
25 November 2024 | 13 replies
rate is usually better and U wont pay as much interest..
Jeremy H. How much longer until we get a downvote button?
27 November 2024 | 22 replies
Yeah, people can up vote dumb stuff too but it's less likely overall and the cream tends to rise anyway.
Kelly Lane House hacking into real estate
27 November 2024 | 8 replies
The fact that homes are pricy does not make house hacking a better option because those have gone up as well and the rates are just high to get a loan on them.