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5 February 2025 | 14 replies
Hell, i've seen attorneys volley contracts back and fourth with each other for months on end arguing things like the meaning of the word "the" in "the contract".....All while racking up those $500/hour billable hours of course.Case and point, I won't change your outlook on the industry.
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27 January 2025 | 8 replies
Not one member has ever said an LLC saved them when a standard insurance policy.
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25 January 2025 | 25 replies
The industry is mature and margins have properly compressed.
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31 January 2025 | 44 replies
Even at that price point, you may struggle to find a tenant, potentially leaving the property vacant for months.Here’s an example of a deal I’m currently working on:Purchase Price: $215,000Rehab Costs: ~$250,000ARV: ~$615,000Potential Rent: $3,600/monthUsing a $615,000 ARV and 75% LTV on the cash out refinance, with taxes and insurance, my monthly payment would be $4,267 using an 8.5% rate.
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29 January 2025 | 21 replies
Quote from @Peter Walther: I think you'll find most, if not all title insurers, will require the DIL to be dated and executed subsequent to default in order to insure.
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12 February 2025 | 6 replies
Year long lease typically, with subletting allowed to offset summer months cost to tenant.I worked out some high-level math: Assuming there is a 6 bedroom single family house for sale for 800k, and I can rent for 6k/month.Financing: 350k cash, 450k loan @30yr, 3.8%.Assumptions: 7% vacancy/yr, $4000/yr repairs, $10k/yr property tax, $4k/yr insurance, 8% management fee+50% first month rent on new leaseMonth-to-month breakdown: Income: $6000 Vacancy, Mgmt fee, repair, taxes, insurance: $2300Loan PI: $2650I'd take home ~$1000/month.
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11 February 2025 | 20 replies
Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).
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5 February 2025 | 4 replies
I'm fairly new in the industry as well, and most of the sources I've checked at first require a subscription (CoStar, WSJ), but I found this newsletter called Zeroflux Real Estate who consolidate real estate news from such sites.
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11 February 2025 | 10 replies
Do you require renters insurance?
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12 February 2025 | 5 replies
But because it is built before 1960 banks do not insure it as it is(not renovated) for earthquake so they do not grant me a loan even though my payslip is quite good