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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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. 
Leo R. Is anyone listing rentals on Craigslist in 2024?
3 December 2024 | 22 replies
A very large percentage of people contacting me from CL fail to show up to look at the unit.
Joe S. What are your thoughts about Prenuptial agreements?
6 December 2024 | 51 replies
For example if you wanted to gift $100k to your child to purchase a business, it may be best to make your child manager, with say a 20% interest, while you and or your spouse maintain a 80% interest.  100% of any net income can still be received by your child as manger, or even for just his 20% interest, as profit allocation  need not align with ownership percentage in an LLC.