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29 January 2025 | 4 replies
Setting rent significantly above FMV could be seen as an attempt to shift income or inflate deductions, leading to potential penalties.
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11 February 2025 | 29 replies
Property taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, declining population, unfavorable rental laws, winter weather.
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5 February 2025 | 5 replies
Would it be smart to tack on another 203k in the future assuming my income covers payments?
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31 January 2025 | 11 replies
@Charles Perkins is absolutely correct about "collecting all receipts, properly tracking all income and expenses and your basis for all assets properly documented and recorded."
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1 February 2025 | 1 reply
For example, I see newer investors attempting wholesaling or bird-dogging for other investors to generate additional income to invest.
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12 February 2025 | 12 replies
A popular Excel template is Vertex42 as it automatically includes spaces for property details, rental incomes, expenses, and a summarizing sheet.
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3 February 2025 | 25 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
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10 February 2025 | 12 replies
Id like to enjoy another stream of income to eventually phase out my day job, so that I can focus on acquiring commercial properties as well as a business or 3.
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7 February 2025 | 41 replies
We are still seeing a majority of properties be cashflow positive from Day 1. 2) There is no state income tax in Tennessee!!
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25 January 2025 | 7 replies
But with that one lender I found I am not lendable due to not having proof of income for the last two years.