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22 January 2025 | 1 reply
This creates two loan payments ($100,000 of equity and $300,000 on the new mortgage).Key NumbersHome Equity Loan Interest Rate: 6%Mortgage Interest Rate: 7%Rental Income: $3,000 per monthExpenses (management, taxes, insurance, maintenance): $800 per monthIncome and ExpensesMonthly Rental Income: $3,000Monthly Expenses: $800Monthly Mortgage Payment: $2,000ExplanationThe investor earns $3,000 in rent each month.They pay $2,000 on the investment property mortgage and $800 on other expenses.This leaves $200 profit each month or $2,400 per year.However, you have to pay $6,000 interest on the equity borrowed.This leaves you with an annual loss of $3,600.While the rental property generates positive monthly income, the interest cost of borrowing the initial $100,000 results in an overall loss.
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23 January 2025 | 3 replies
The amount of downpayment requirement insures buyers having "skin in the game".
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13 January 2025 | 45 replies
To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.
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6 February 2025 | 28 replies
The marketing/advertising firm, aka RE broker, is not the expert in building codes, zoning, structural engineering, neighborhood safety, etc.As a prudent investor, always do your own due diligence or you'll end up being (unitentionally) misguided by a RE broker's information.
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5 February 2025 | 5 replies
Maintenance/cap ex, insurance, if a rental PM, bookkeeping, misc.The fact you have a loan means 1) leverage 2) equity pay down.In addition, there are tax benefits.So I will do some rough underwriting as an OO non-rental at 95% LTV (because FHA has some undesired consequences that make the 1.5% difference in LTV worth avoiding the FHA).equity paydown: 20% (using OP interest rate at 95% LTV and not counting closing costs).
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16 January 2025 | 4 replies
Transparency and professionalism are core to how we operate, and we ensure all properties have clear, insurable titles before closing.
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18 January 2025 | 36 replies
Maybe you can call your insurance agent and they could possibly whip up a letter or something.
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15 January 2025 | 5 replies
They were a law firm who hunts class action suits to go against companies.
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14 January 2025 | 7 replies
Insurance liability, I personally know 2 families that lost their children in home pools.
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23 January 2025 | 1 reply
On property number one, I would cash flow $750 a month after mortgage, taxes, and insurance if I also rent out the unit I live in.