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Fulati Paerhati What is the good location to buy a rental property for 250k cash ?
6 February 2025 | 58 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Raymond Kalonji Are My Screening Criteria Unrealistic for Section 8
30 January 2025 | 5 replies
The program is designed to assist low-income families, and these benchmarks might exclude a lot of qualified people.That said, the requirement for stable rental and work history is reasonable, but you might consider relaxing the credit score or income requirements since Section 8 guarantees a portion of the rent.
Josh King Best way to use untapped equity in rental properties?
18 February 2025 | 5 replies
If debt concerns you, look at DSCR loans, which qualify based on rental income instead of personal finances.
Jon Luft Buying our first short term rental property
14 February 2025 | 18 replies
My general rule of thumb is that a property needs to do 15-20% of the purchase price in gross rental income.
Mark Sullivan Add to the Portfolio or Swap
3 February 2025 | 15 replies
Figured there would be a few data points left out of the equation' that I would need to circle back with :) .There are additional units not rented at this time which could be rented to increase the income.
Noel R. M1 $700 a month to join. Would you?
14 February 2025 | 43 replies
To the guy who made the $700 per person income stream comment, as the community grows they'll need to continue to grow the coaching team as the structure of the program is centered around smaller groups of people you interact with on a very regular basis.
Jason Weidmann Looking to start investing in LTR,
8 February 2025 | 14 replies
Too bad you can't buy something owner-occupied, put 5% down with the best interest rate, live in it for 12 months (and fix it up), rent it out and repeat the cycle.Here's some other info you might find useful:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Adriano Triana Buying investment properties in Valencia or Barcelona
21 February 2025 | 6 replies
There are houses that can be lived in and fixed up, or turned into multi-unit spaces (such as terraced houses with converted 'stables' at the back) for living in and earning income at the same time.
Michelle Dong Section 8 Investing
20 February 2025 | 20 replies
For instance, knowing the income limits, family size requirements, and the types of properties that qualify can help you make more strategic decisions.
Julio Gonzalez Cost Segregation Study on Knoxville Apartment Complex
11 February 2025 | 1 reply
Additionally, the property includes an outdoor swimming pool.The use of the accelerated depreciation strategy helps real estate investors to reduce the tax liability immediately which therefore increases their bottom line due to the offsetting of income.