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Jon Luft Buying our first short term rental property
6 February 2025 | 12 replies
As you allocate your budget, I'd suggest factoring in a decent portion for interior design/furnishings and amenities.
Ryan G. Investment Property opportunity assistance
6 January 2025 | 5 replies
I a factoring in the replacement of the AC unit and potentially the water heater, and the cosmetic thins (I would do myself) to get it to rentable standard.
Lutfiya Mosley The Multifamily Mindset program. Biggest regret of so many people. Is it a scam?
24 January 2025 | 35 replies
I have already spent quite a bit on attorney's fees myself. 
Graham Lemly Financing Strategies for house I want - Hard Money, Rehab or Conventional?
4 January 2025 | 1 reply
Here is some key information:Property recently hit the market and has 2 cash offers alreadyThe seller provided a pre-inspection report, which I shared with 2 different lenders, both think it may fail conventional financing due to potential structural and electrical issues (realtor thinks it could pass conventional)Seller has 100% equity but is behind on other payments (not sure of the urgency money is needed)This is my first attempt at an “investment” property so I’m new to thisI see 3 optionsMove forward with an offer using conventional loan pre-qualification-Not as attractive of an offer to the seller-Possibility that appraiser calls out structural/electrical issues that need to be fixed before closing, effectively causing financing to fail- Best terms and fewest loan fees for meUse a rehab style loan such as ChoiceRenovation-Even less attractive than a conventional offer to seller, but less risk of failed financing if appraiser calls out issues-Slightly worse fees and interest rates compared to conventional-Lenders tell me possibly up to 60-90 days closing in some cases, with red-tape for contractor requirements and draw schedules (sounds like the most hoops to jump through during rehab)Use a hard money lender-Most attractive loan option I can give to seller so I can compete-Much higher fees and interest rate for me-need to refinance into a conventional at the end of rehab (not familiar with seasoning periods but I think this is a factor as well)Which option would you do?
Olivia Blake New Landlord - Tenant Refusing Payment Method
1 February 2025 | 21 replies
Because Zelle requires more data entry I would explain with the new lease there will be a small and reasonable processing fee if the tenant kept with zelle but they can still use it.
Paul Lucenti Strategic ways to scale
23 January 2025 | 8 replies
What occupancy percentage and turnover cost did you factor in?
Kaleb Johnson Best Area For Starting Out
4 February 2025 | 41 replies
Taxes, costs, eviction complexity, etc are going to be a much bigger factor in your success than anything else.
Charles DeRiso Anyone hear anything about iintoo?
22 January 2025 | 7 replies
Large syndication company, higher fees than most other syndicators.
Logan Jamieson Frustration with current market: Seeking wisdom, encouragement, lend me your tenacity
4 February 2025 | 17 replies
The reality is you need to move off a few factors---fast solutions have slow problems, due diligence, have a healthy safety blanket reserve wise. 
Chad Chase HELOC/HARD MONEY advice?
6 February 2025 | 16 replies
Short term my credit score did take a hit, but once the promotional transfers were paid off, my score jumped higher than it was before.These days, the "pure" zero percent transfers don't seem to be around anymore as they typically charge a 3-5% balance transfer fee as part of the promotion, but this is still better than current HELOC rates.