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Max Edward Connelly Topeka, Kansas real estate investing
3 January 2025 | 12 replies
Do you have any recommendations on a lending source for a property such as this?
Jonathan Grzeszczyk Sales and Negotiations
1 January 2025 | 1 reply
I will be start out on my real estate journey soon by working for a company and sourcing deals for them.
Alan Asriants Why BRRRR is not an effective strategy today...
29 January 2025 | 43 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.
Chris Kay How to Form First Core Four (BRRRR Team)
30 December 2024 | 20 replies
@Chris Kay to learn to properly DIY manage you have two basic options:1) Trial & fire on your own, hopefully not making a major mistake that costs you tens of thousands of dollars.- Once your time is more impotant to you then the cost of a PMC, you can hire one.2) Hire a PMC to guide you on your first rental and learn from their expertise.- You can buy additional properties and DIY manage those, perhaps leaning on the PMC for any issues you're not sure how to handle on your own.Good luck:)
Thomas Farrell BRRRR with ~400k Capital
18 January 2025 | 16 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Kathy Fettke How to go after Growth Equity Group-Brett Immel, Preston Despenas
6 January 2025 | 38 replies
So if I understand correctly, RWN brought shady deals to their investors, watched them invest without proper due diligence and investors got screwed?
Sean Gallagher Scaling out of state while busy working my W-2
12 January 2025 | 23 replies
OOS BRRRs are the devil's juice on this forum, but if you set yourself up properly with contracts, etc., you will come out on top just take a bit longer so you need to underwrite that in mind.If the former, I would do a combination of fixed income, private lending, and note buying and trade the arb.
Mark S. American Homeowner Preservation (AHP) Fund
19 January 2025 | 354 replies
The fund raised $200 million in short order with few sources of deal flow 5.
Allison Littman "Church" Purchase Creative Financing
11 January 2025 | 7 replies
This requires an independent appraisal valuing the property at $400k and proper documentation from the seller confirming the $200k donation.Ensure the church is a qualified 501(c)(3) entity, and consult your tax professional to comply with IRS rules.
Jack B. What are the risks of DSCR loans?
19 January 2025 | 9 replies
Buying a property without doing the proper inspections. 3.