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8 February 2025 | 55 replies
If you convert it to a rental and sell later, you may owe capital gains tax + depreciation recapture, unless using a 1031 exchange to defer taxes by reinvesting in multifamily.Leveraging $100K in equity via HELOC or cash-out refinance can help fund the next deal, but ensure rental cash flow covers debt, expenses, and reserves.
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5 January 2025 | 24 replies
Hurricane Helene shows us that natural disasters are part of the risk in REI.
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27 January 2025 | 35 replies
Real estate in a 401(k) is less liquid, so keep cash reserves for repairs or vacancies.
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27 December 2024 | 15 replies
Proof of downpayment and reserves (typically 12 months for a foreign national)4.
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8 January 2025 | 14 replies
Nearly half of our reservations come with pets and to not allow them would put you at a severe disadvantage in a competitive market.
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29 December 2024 | 6 replies
Subject To isn't by it's nature fraudulent, it's just the hammer the attorney will use to try to win his case.
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10 January 2025 | 13 replies
Sellers rarely mind the low deposit and extended closing period due to the nature of the property, or at least they can be made aware of the fact that their lot has issues that will take MY time and MY money to solve and then they come around.My terms on the flip are: Minimum 10K spread between purchase and flip value. 1-2K deposit upfront to hold the property for 7 days then the deposit becomes non-refundable after the 7th day and the buyer has the same amount of time that I originally negotiated with seller typically 8-12 months(its a purchase contract but because of contingencies its essentially an option).
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5 January 2025 | 12 replies
.$8,981 mortgage at 7%$2,918 expenses monthly 33.38% of Gross rental income (Prop mgt, maintenance reserve, utilities, Prop Taxes, Insurance, other)$6,852 NOI/monthly ($2,129) negative monthly cash flow..Same scenario with 50% down, $864 positive monthly cash flowNot saying it's the best use of capital or the only way to do it, instead providing an example using an available market opportunity to share what the numbers look like.
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27 December 2024 | 8 replies
If so, invest.Then ask yourself if you're financially fit; can afford this property to make it 1.25 DSCR and have significant reserves for vacancy, capex, lead times, etc.
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
Lots of experience, has some reserves, good market and flipper has a healthy income to recover if things go wrong (probably Not a problem in this situation)4.