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Brandon Leo Advice on Picking Up Commercial Customers?
2 January 2025 | 2 replies
I only ask because that is, in my opinion, the most challenging part.  
Jeffrey Hill Trying to figure out how to buy a home from a friend with assumable VA loan
13 January 2025 | 5 replies
Quote from @Jeffrey Hill: There are a couple of challenges with financing the difference. 1) The current servicer has to approve it. 2) Finding a lender to do a 2nd mortgage at 100% CLTV is almost impossible.
Angie Ruiz Fix and Flip
29 December 2024 | 0 replies
Challenges?
Sara Valentine Why am I NOT getting any inquiries on my midterm rental?
16 January 2025 | 10 replies
From reading other posts this year has been particularly challenging
Paulette Midgette A Contractor I Would Not Recommend
17 January 2025 | 12 replies
Unrealistic construction budgets are an issue new investors often face.
Yosef Sara Need Advice: Contractor Dispute Delaying Project Completion in River forest
17 December 2024 | 1 reply
Removing a lien is challenging because you need the person who placed the lien to sign off to remove it.
Lorraine Hadden Is online shopping causing the death of Malls - What does that say for Commercial RE?
5 January 2025 | 17 replies
This concept aims at addressing the challenges of what to do with defunct suburban malls and maybe even empty big-box retail store spaces that are in desirable and affordable neighborhoods.
Jeff Ryan Mobile home purchase (on rented lot) for single family home investment
6 January 2025 | 14 replies
See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.
Amit Chugh Section 8 Property
5 January 2025 | 5 replies
Knowing the rent will likely show up each month—even if the tenant has challenges—removes a lot of the uncertainty that can come with rentals.The people listing this apartment as a “Section 8 property” are likely trying to target buyers who value that stability.