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20 October 2024 | 19 replies
Structure as a commercial lease, 5+ years, annual rent escalations, requirement to carry liability insurance (name you as additional insured), etc.
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18 October 2024 | 0 replies
Should I write up an ammendment to the contract stating in the case the insurance claim isn’t approved and carried out, that I can get X amount in seller credits?
21 October 2024 | 4 replies
As with any type of investment, investors should list the estimated costs to calculate their potential profit.Costs to consider on fix-and-flipsRepairs (always be conservative)Carrying costs (interest, points)Monthly costs (utilities, HOAs, insurance, taxes)Buying costs (back taxes, cash for keys, liens, code violations)Selling costs (commissions, closing costs, transfer fees, title insurance)Unexpected costs (add $5,000 to be safe)These are the basic costs investors should consider.
21 October 2024 | 1 reply
This cost is typically 0.5% to 1% of the loan amount.Title search and title insurance: The lender carries out checks to ensure no issues with the property’s title, like a tax lien.
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18 October 2024 | 4 replies
However, once I signed an agreement, they sent me an even longer punch list, approaching $2K for a while bunch of silly things, none of which would deter tenants (proven once I switched away from RL) and all of them carrying ridiculous surcharge prices way higher that one may see even in most expensive coastal markets like CA and NYC.
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18 October 2024 | 3 replies
Our lease requires the tenant to carry renter's insurance with a minimum of $300,000 liability coverage naming us as additional insureds, as well as covering their personal property.
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20 October 2024 | 14 replies
Andrew, honestly just keep going.You'll be worth 8 figures soon.Not many people love their jobs, but it puts food on the table and you are clearly good at it if you've been doing it so long.Use some extra income to start getting into RE investing.If you get a seller to carry 15% in 2nd position, you just need a 10% down payment.Its tough to do but everything in life takes sacrifice.
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17 October 2024 | 2 replies
If so, what type and amount of coverage do they have carry for them.Secondly, I'd ask an insurance agent I presently use for advice, given your situation.
17 October 2024 | 2 replies
Then there are a few more hurdles (and more time & carrying costs) to overcome to obtain final site plan approval.Having finally made it to final site plan approval, there are still the issues you're already familiar with - e.g. which side of bed did the inspector get up on that morning?
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16 October 2024 | 10 replies
In some cases, folks recognize losses that they can carry forward to offset future gains.