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Dillan Gomez First-Time Investor: House Hacking with a 5/1 ARM?
9 September 2024 | 12 replies
So long as you plan to hold the asset for the next 5-7 years, the historical appreciation/principal paydown should be enough to cover costs of sale, should you need to exit.
Peter McCauley House Hacking a Single Family within Year 1 of Mortgage.
9 September 2024 | 9 replies
However, you must declare it as your principal residence, live there for at least a year, and disclose rental income on your tax return.
Josh Cocker Low Inventory Mutli Family Market, Finding First Deal
9 September 2024 | 8 replies
Imagine your tenants paying 100% towards the principal owed for 5 years. 
Jethro Stoltzfus Paying off my personal home mortgage or saving for an investment property?
7 September 2024 | 12 replies
I don't think you should pay it off, but you should be paying down the principal every month at scale, which you are probably doing if you planned on paying it off in 4 years.
Sam Sand How to become a Private Lender
7 September 2024 | 5 replies
We cover all the ins and outs and detail out the risks associated with lending so you can make better decisions about how to proceed and protect your principal investment! 
William Harvey Accounting for house flippers
10 September 2024 | 29 replies
You can use it for any business you can imagine, as long as you understand the accounting principals associated with that business and how it all works together.In QuickBooks, you can set up projects for each flip and keep track of them on the balance sheet - where they belong - up until the moment of sale.If you don't have a lot of accounting knowledge and are relying on QuickBooks to be intuitive, then you are going to be VERY disappointed. 
Emmanuel Ola Urgent Advice Needed: Choosing the Best DSCR Loan Option Before Closing
6 September 2024 | 4 replies
Depending on the program, pre payment penalty may get triggered if you make additional principal payments within the PPP time period.
Minh Vu Subject to deal with Hud Loans
6 September 2024 | 7 replies
HUD loans sometimes have specific conditions related to repayment or subsidies that might affect how they are handled.Balance and Unpaid Amounts:The discrepancy you mentioned between the mortgage statement and the HUD loan amounts might indicate deferred principal or accumulated balance under specific conditions of the HUD program.
Crystal Mendoza Property manager for long term rental
6 September 2024 | 8 replies
Furthermore, this method shields my owners from any potential fair housing violations since I am a principal in the contract and liability would end with me and not pass to the owner.You are correct that generally you will spend around 8%-10% of the monthly rent to hire a property manager.  
Taylor Wong Analyzing deals in Colorado Springs - Assuming VA as a civilian
6 September 2024 | 9 replies
When compared to taking out a new loan, this move saved me about $1,200 per month in my monthly mortgage payment in addition to increasing my principal paydown each month from around $300 on a new loan to over $750 per month on the loan I assumed!