In the meantime, expenses such as debt payments, taxes, insurance, and maintenance persist.Characteristics of a City That Enables Financial IndependenceTo maximize your chances of achieving financial independence through real estate, focus on cities exhibiting the following characteristics:Significant and Sustained Population Growth: Rental rates are driven by supply and demand.

But to close without revealing the debt places the issue squarely on the shoulders of the seller.   

As a savings of a few thousand dollars on furniture, could determine if your occupancy rate is 65% versus 70%...If the revenue is $50,000/yr that's $2,500 in one year (which could be the breakeven for that specific line-item expense).To determine you total breakeven point occupancy rate, and not just related to the furniture, take your operating expenses plus your debt service and divide it by your effective gross income.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

4) What's total balance of the current debt?

But perhaps you would be better served helping a local experienced investor find deals and ask them to show you exactly how they analyze deals, what's good vs bad, how do they finance (debt vs equity) etc etc and understand their business model that has a proven track record by providing value to them.

FHA is easier to qualify for and allows for higher debt to income.If you have not spoken to your lender already, you should also just look into the HomeStyle Renovation loan.

My client had some things come up that prevented her from executing, but these were some of the options I had put together for her, a regional bank, a regional CU, and a national bank.Reminder that NOI sizes CRE debt, and that's often what determines the down payment requirement, not anything to do with the client or particular lender, just the property itself.

You just need the labor cost to install both of these - but even combined with the labor cost, it makes so much more sense to do it this way.Kitchen and Bath companies are a wonderful resource for homeowners, and I'm sure some out there give super fair prices to investors!

Does the Sheriff’s Sale combine both tax sales and mortgage foreclosures?