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Lucy Ahl Who governs real estate lenders?
8 February 2025 | 10 replies
As Jay mentioned they must be NMLS licensed if owner occupant of in several states even commercial needs licensing.The NMLS is like the database, each state has a division of banking that oversees lending requirements then you also on the federal level have CFPB as well as consumer protection laws.I want to add that I believe yesterday the CFPB is undergoing changes, but if it goes away that does not mean that many of the laws in place especially consumer protection laws would go away. 
Michael Klick 2025 and Looking to Invest in Real Estate
4 February 2025 | 12 replies
It’s a solid strategy if you stay prepared for unexpected costs and keep some reserves on hand.
Alpesh Parmar Need HELOC for a property under LLC
30 January 2025 | 21 replies
Navy Federal does HELOCs on investment properties…not sure if LLC is OK…and rates are in the 10.75% range for an investment HELOC in March of 2024.  
Jerry Shen Buying RE with Bitcoin
11 February 2025 | 167 replies
Those are significant network effects and technology maturity factors that will make it very difficult for a crypto to supplant bitcoin as essentially the global reserve cryptocurrency.
Henry Clark LA Fires Taxes and Insurance
31 January 2025 | 2 replies
This would be federal relief.  
Dawn Harris Str with property management near Orlando
30 January 2025 | 7 replies
You can always ask to see the reservations.
Mark Taggart-Perez First time home buyer in Northern Virginia
12 February 2025 | 6 replies
Keep reserves. 80% of buyers experience a major unexpected repair in the 1st year of ownership.4) Talking with an agent who can help increase your knowledge of the process and owning a home. 
Luis Fajardo Scott Bessent Confirmed as Treasury Secretary: What It Means for R.E Investors.
28 January 2025 | 1 reply
Reduce the federal budget deficit to 3% of GDP, achieve real GDP growth of 3%, and increase U.S. oil production by 3 million barrels a day by 2028.For real estate investors, these plans could mean major changes—and opportunities.
Susan K. Q on deferred salary to a Solo 401K
30 January 2025 | 6 replies
They lower taxable income for federal taxes but not for FICA.However, employer contributions made by the S-Corp are not subject to FICA and count as a business expense.Make sure your W-2 correctly reports wages, deferrals, and FICA wages.
Stacie Telles Refinance on Investment Property
3 February 2025 | 12 replies
I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23If a purchase, you also generally need reserves / savings to show you have 3-6 month payments of PITIA (principal / interest (mortgage payment), property taxes and insurance and HOA (if applicable).