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21 January 2025 | 4 replies
Since you know what you need to buy it at and an average rehab cost, I would say $50-70k for a cosmetic flip, set the ARV based on the sample you choose and doing comps and ask them if they would invest in a deal similar to this.
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28 January 2025 | 6 replies
@Christina Galdieri A 1031 exchange is specifically designed for real property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment.
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24 January 2025 | 10 replies
That would have been known up front if that was the original loan product being used.
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23 January 2025 | 15 replies
Small shop brokers that have access to multiple programs so that they aren't beholden to one or just a few loan programs will typically get the most competitive product for the borrower.
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19 January 2025 | 47 replies
Seller has 100% responsibility for revenue production, buyer has no controls of revenue production, it impedes the operations, etc etc..
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23 January 2025 | 7 replies
Book recommendation #1: Hands Off Investor by @Brian Burke https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-hands-off-inves...Book recommendation #2: Lend to Live https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/lend-to-livePodcast Recommendation: PassivePockets podcast is focused on passive investing in syndications - https://passivepockets.com/podcast/Passive investing summit: PassivePockets Summit May 2-3rd in Columbus https://get.biggerpockets.com/passivepocketsevent/I make these recommendations specifically since you mentioned passive real estate investing, and syndications or hard money lending are really the two most passive ways to invest in real estate.
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27 January 2025 | 5 replies
I believe United FCU is best. 20% down, usually a 10yr term (they offer a longer term though), and an interest rate that's pretty close to the current average for conventional loans.
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3 February 2025 | 25 replies
Cleveland currently has one of the lowest price/rent ratios in the Nation, with the average home price being $107k and the average rent being $1,416/Mo.
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16 January 2025 | 2 replies
They highlight the difference between the average home cost and the average home value suggested by the price of large institutional companies such as American Homes 4 Rent and Invitation Homes Inc.I suspect this is nonsense (especially as according to google their price to book ratio is positive).
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3 February 2025 | 31 replies
If a person benefits from a product they sell it’s only natural if they promote what is perceived as a benefit even if the quoted benefits are not automatic or even a given.