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Chris Core Everything needed to start, can't find a cash flowing property.
8 February 2025 | 13 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.
Cheng Chu Rental Demand in Mckinney, Texas
12 January 2025 | 3 replies
Higher-quality areas attract tenants who are more reliable and tend to take better care of the property.
Isadore Nelson Help Non-Paying Tenant Transition Into Section 8 Eligibility?
28 January 2025 | 15 replies
Evict the tenant for non payment of rent.
Jonathan Van Dyke Anyone work with Broad Street Global Funds
7 February 2025 | 28 replies
Have never missed a payment to investors.
Spencer Dixon Creative Deal making
4 February 2025 | 0 replies
With down payments, improvements, commissions, title work, holding costs etc....
Melissa Compton MTR / LTR Tech Stack
3 February 2025 | 2 replies
We've done demos with all of the big name PMS options and are finding big gaps with all of them, mostly when it comes to payment processing.
Bruce D. Bolton Converting a 4 plex to condos
12 February 2025 | 16 replies
This will affect things like required down payment, rates, and even which lending institutions would be willing to finance. i encourage you to look up warrantability for financing just so that you don't have surprisses when your 20% down buyer cannot finance that way.
Jerry Shen Buying RE with Bitcoin
11 February 2025 | 167 replies
I don't think US based banks are allowed to accept any foreign currency as is (deposits, payment).
Todd Connelly Need to sell or find someone to lease property out for me
11 January 2025 | 3 replies
All channels can work, but some do pan out more reliably than others over the long haul.You’re prety likely eager to free up that mortgage.. and who could blame you?
McKenzie Stouffer New STR in South Carolina
28 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hi Jayce, we got the seller to carry back the portion of the down payment and the bank to finance the 1st position on the rest.