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4 February 2025 | 38 replies
@Jay Hinrichs which BTW, 6% is high.
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5 February 2025 | 56 replies
Mainly because of being priced out of the market around us here in NY.
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2 January 2025 | 12 replies
Quote from @Briley Roe: yes those fees are very high as you have a broker fee and other fees for a loan little over $100k at 6+ points.
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26 January 2025 | 7 replies
If you have a truly superior and/or unique product it will be easier to not have to compete with price.
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7 February 2025 | 22 replies
If you put less than 5% down, your return on equity is likely sky-high.
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7 February 2025 | 4 replies
They might be willing to give different terms especially to a high net worth person that they can likely make money on cross selling.
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7 February 2025 | 31 replies
Low cost + high rent/value ratio.My market of Middle TN doesn't have any livable property for that price and the 1% rule isn't very realistic.
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23 January 2025 | 0 replies
I was wondering if it is worth paying for BP pro membership for the special discount with Home Depot (e.g. flooring, appliances, etc).
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24 January 2025 | 0 replies
Understand Realtor (Agent) Fees- In Germany, real estate agent (Makler) fees are typically paid by the buyer and can range from 3-7% of the property purchase price, plus 19% VAT.- These fees are due at closing and are part of the overall transaction costs.6.
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27 January 2025 | 12 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.