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Karen Guzik Is it ok to use the lease agreement that comes with the book bonus?
6 January 2025 | 0 replies
Just want to make sure it's ok to use the lease agreement since it says all rights reserved to bigger pockets.
Bobby Short Costa Rica 2nd property Mortgage
11 January 2025 | 12 replies
That being said if you are willing to start with a smaller property or have more cash reserves than we did as we were preparing for our wedding you can make the deals happen you just have to be creative with it. 
Sejin Kim Buying a condo with special assessment
9 January 2025 | 4 replies
But my realtor said they are going to do special assessment on this property and HOA runs badly. ( We requested HOA reserve document but no answers. ) We wanted to wait to see how special assessment going and close. 
Scott Trench Trump Policies Will Put Downward Pressure on Real Estate Rents/Prices
21 February 2025 | 250 replies
The rest of the world will, 100%, drop the USD as world reserve currency the moment that get's going.
Account Closed Thoughts on using cash or HELOC for down payment on investment property
7 January 2025 | 1 reply
I'll also want to have more reserves available the more properties I have.Am I oversimplifying or missing something? 
Jacob Hrip Best financing options for a first time investor?
9 January 2025 | 9 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).
Susan M. Problems w/ Allegiancy DST's? Alorica DST in Texas. RE Gain Fund LLC REIT 721.
9 January 2025 | 11 replies
I talked with Chris Sadler at Reva and to stay in theDST will mean no payments at all because the money will go to reserves for a unknown future.And to sell DST will only bring about a little more than 50 cents on the dollar. 
Ana Maria Anyone ever bought an investment property through SDIRA Wealth?
27 January 2025 | 35 replies
Real estate in a 401(k) is less liquid, so keep cash reserves for repairs or vacancies.
Robert Bishop I am 16 trying to get into real estate and have 200k
10 January 2025 | 28 replies
Debt is attractive to most people because they don't have the funds to do a project and instead of saving for years this is faster and easier but things go wrong and if you don't have reserves you can quickly find yourself in trouble.
Tyler Magee If you had $150k where would you start?
10 January 2025 | 6 replies
If you just want to build your cash reserves then flipping is the way but just be careful - that too takes a lot of work and research to make sure you don’t lose money.