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Nathan Gesner Are rents dropping in your market? You are not alone.
28 November 2024 | 26 replies
Interesting that your market is slowing, but Chris's market is doing well around Orlando.Jacksonville hasn’t been building as many total units as Orlando, but Jacksonville has been top 10 in the nation for building new housing units as a percentage of current stock.
Fakaradin Floyd Advice on my STR pitch and overall Rental Arbitrage advice (Alexandria VA)
30 December 2024 | 89 replies
Are you aware that a percentage of rent on additional units of MF can be used as income to qualify for the loan? 
Ben Berg First Time Buyer with house hack!
3 December 2024 | 10 replies
.- get into real estate with a lower rate and lesser percentage down payment.
James Kerson Tell Me Why My Discount Brokerage Idea Is Bad: Calling All Agents
10 December 2024 | 100 replies
This may be what a small percentage of experienced investors or introverts want, but it is not what most buyers want and it is certainly not in the best interest of the public.
Andrew McManamon Investing in Bitcoins
9 December 2024 | 98 replies
Divide the cost of a cup of coffee into 9k ( one coin) and that equals the bitcoin percentage cost for a cup.
Jason S. Flat Broke and No Funds...What to do???
11 December 2024 | 68 replies
Like they say.. it’s better to have small percentage of a deal than no deal at all
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.
Matthew Kwan 5% Down on multifamily units for the WIN
27 November 2024 | 0 replies
- get into real estate with a lower rate and lesser percentage down payment.
Luca Perinuzzi How to find brokerages that work with investors
30 November 2024 | 10 replies
I would ask what their commission percentage is, how much training they provide, if they require you to be in the office, and how much their agents make on average. 
Richard Nguyen Experiences with SDIRA
29 November 2024 | 9 replies
Their fees are giving me a little pause since they charge a percentage of the amount in the account and additional fees for each transaction.