Hector Espinosa
Seller Financing Advantages and Disadvantages
10 December 2024 | 5 replies
Quote from @Hector Espinosa: Hi,I'm negotiating a seller financing deal which may be my first one and would like to ask for some advise about and what are advantages and disadvantages about seller financing deals.These are the seller financing terms:House Price: $330,000.00 USD (Sellers still owe ~$301,000 USD)Down Payment: 5% = $16,500 USDLoan Amount: $313, 500 (Monthly payments will be amortized as a 30 years loan)Interest Rate: 4.531%Balloon Loan Term: 5 YearsMonthly Payment (P&I): $1,594.24Closing Costs: ~$3300 Zip Code: 74105Observations: * HVAC requires an update but pending to inspection (replacing with a new one will cost ~$10,000 - $15,000 USD ) * Expected Rent Income: $2,000- $2,300 but this is has been really complicated to get a good estimate because is all over the place in the different sites I have checked
Deja Clark
How to Structure Land Deals? Newbie Needs Wisdom!
14 December 2024 | 5 replies
Much of this analysis is based on the size of the land, how much it will cost to do the horizontal development, and then estimate the cost of the vertical build and ultimate value (aka "sale price")
Blake R.
Thinking of Starting in Multi Family instead of Land. Need Recommendations
18 December 2024 | 13 replies
If I hadn’t been an expert in this market there would have been many variables I would have had to estimate which is a rookie mistake.
Marcus Auerbach
Why getting into real estate primarily for cash flow is wrong - and even dangerous
8 February 2025 | 106 replies
I only replace things that would make the appraised value come in at lower than my estimated value or that are likely going to stop working or cause an issue within the next 3-5 years.
Matt Stull
Buying a STR in Red River Gorge
11 December 2024 | 8 replies
This indicates a strong market for short-term rentals.Revenue: The average revenue per available rental in Red River Gorge can be estimated using tools like AirDNA.
Rance Smith
Crazy Chicago real estate Journey
12 December 2024 | 19 replies
I'm curious if you can share a little bit more about if you have cost estimates in how much going through the eviction process was in terms of your time, legal fees, lost rent?
Richard Gann
3 Factors to Consider in Exchanging Your Oregon Rental Property
16 December 2024 | 1 reply
Economic Timing.According to data compiled by Marcus & Millichap[2], the Portland area has experienced three very important trends since 2010:The average price per unit for apartments has nearly doubledThe rate of employment growth rose from 2010 to 2015 but has since declined steadily, projected to be up 1% for 2020 (estimated before COVID-19)Roughly 30,000 apartments have been built since 2010, with another 5,600 units slated for construction in 2020Most RHA members have enjoyed a solid decade of price growth, rent growth and steady occupancy.
Sonia Vanegas
advice on landlord threating to void clause in lease and raising rent
16 December 2024 | 21 replies
I think the estimates are crazy low.A $3200 rental is going to be a nice place, not something with garbage paint on the walls.
Shaheen Ahmed
Property taxes on rentals
18 December 2024 | 15 replies
You can use this tool to estimate future property taxes: https://treas-secure.state.mi.us/ptestimator/ptestimator.asp
Denny Knapp
How do i know how much the rehab will cost?
7 December 2024 | 14 replies
Until you learn to estimate yourself, based on your local costs, any estimate will probably be off.