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Anthony Vaganos DCSR vs Conventional with transfer tax
19 January 2025 | 8 replies
With the transfer tax - you're being charged 2% of the property value (not the loan amount)!
Ken M. Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.
Patrick OHalleran Feedback on The RealEstate CPA group (Hall CPA)
16 January 2025 | 6 replies
I am working with a RE-focused CPA this year who charges a flat fee of $2,500 and is very responsive so far.
Stanley Nguyen Tax on private lending fund
21 January 2025 | 14 replies
one thing is your lending your money way under what private money should charge. unless your just doing your friends a favor..
Grant Shipman Do you believe that Co-Living investment is the fastest way to financial freedom?
1 February 2025 | 17 replies
Also, there is a need in the marketplace for a co-living PM company that doesn't charge too high of rate. 
Tanya Maslach Who pays - Landlord or tenant?
11 January 2025 | 15 replies
For a good tenant that has paid on time and was keeping the place in good clean condition I probably would have just eaten the charge.
Joe Kim How to speak to owners/landlords for rental arbitrage
27 January 2025 | 7 replies
For STR people we charge them 1.5 months rent and make them do all light maintenance 
Donald DiBuono Mobile Home Park Development
12 January 2025 | 12 replies
I did get lot rate for a similar rural park that is about 40 miles away, and they charge $350 per month, which is decent. 
Steven Rosenfeld What do you think of syndicate sponsor Goodegg Investments?
26 January 2025 | 51 replies
And you can also buy them when they're beaten down and underpriced due to market overreactions like currently, due to rapid rise in US 10yr rate.I've read and watched multiple Good Egg offerings and they are typical of many feeder funds and to be fair like many primary GP/syndicators as well for both taking on unnecessary risks and also charging confiscatory fees, as #1 they have no skin in the game and #2 they get a big cut up front whether project fails or not, find GPs that are investing >10-15% of their own cash into every deal.good luck and sorry this happenedlooks like they are a fund of funds setting up crowdfunding to invest in other offerings.
David F. Co-op appraisal valuation
24 January 2025 | 9 replies
Have the co-op take out a loan for 60% of building value, then charge buyers 20% of value in cash for each unit.