@Nik Farooqui You are correct in that GC licensing is never a requirement but it is more of a "silent factor" that can make a lender more comfortable lending hard money and thus the approval and loan process easier.

Some lenders may require it depending on what state you’re in.Hopefully that helps a bit, feel free to reach out if you think of any other questions!  

The principal sum, plus all accrued interest, as defined above, shall be paid to the Holder upon as set forth herein.Payment & Due Date: The Maker shall not be obligated to make any payments ofprinciple during the term of this loan until January 4, 2024 ('Due Date"), at which time the entire principal balance, plus all accrued and unpaid interest, and other charges, if any, shall be immediately due and payable in a lump sum balloon payment to Holder.Collateral: This Promissory Note shall be secured by a mortgage lien against thefollowing real property: Address listed; (the "Property"), executed by Maker for the benefit of Holder.Assignment: This note is NOT assignable by Maker without the written consentof the Holder, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.Default: The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an "Event ofDefault':Failure to make any payment due hereunder;Nonpayment of principal upon the Due Date;The breach or failure to perform any of the terms, provisions, conditions,promises or agreements in the Note, that is not cured within five (5) days ofthe date of written notice from Holder;Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf ofMaker to Holder under or in connection with this Note shall be materiallyfalse on the date as of which made;

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.

This way, they are no longer on the P&L and are now on the balance sheet as inventory when you run the report for that year.

Their onboarding process will require about 4-6 onboarding calls just to get everything set up.

We're also exploring Monday.com for onboarding new properties and Hospitable’s new "owner statements" feature.We look to balance efficiency with these tools without over-engineering into cost inefficiencies.

Watch out for the village requirements and make sure your team knows what areas require rental and pre-sale inspections. 

For DSCR, it's usually slightly higher than the conventional route due to it only looks how well the subject property rental performs + credit vs conventional where it requires credit, income, assets to be reviewed.

Weekly updates AND a requirement for the borrower or someone from the borrower's team to respond within 24 hours of being contacted.This is a good one!