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Anthony Miller Aspiring Residential Investor
7 January 2025 | 11 replies
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Aaron Bard Easy Street Capital (Legit or No?)
1 February 2025 | 19 replies
Thank you Nick - unfortunately it is the name of the game in this space that there will be people with bad experiences, typically when the appraised value doesn't come in as what they expect and they lash out at the lender accordingly (anyone in this space obviously understands this occurrence). 
Praveen Kumar Rent to retirement
1 February 2025 | 9 replies
There are tons of threads here on BiggerPockets where you have a new investor bashing a property manager, seller or turnkey guy and then when the experienced investors chime in it becomes very clear that the new investor wasn't telling the whole story and there typically wasn't any wrongdoing by the property manager, seller, turnkey guy or what have you.
Becca F. Questions for Ohio agents/investors and Class A, B, C in your markets
12 January 2025 | 25 replies
I use standard market PM rates in my underwriting, but I also would not work for those rates but it is fair compensation for the work.I typically use vacancy of 5% not because I have ever had a unit that had that high vacancy but I do not have a no payment category and I want the underwriting to be conservativeon the opposite, your rate is a bit high and your appreciation rate and rent growth are modest.overall, seems like a decent attempt at an analysis.  
Makan A Tabrizi Nail/Screw Holes in Walls
22 January 2025 | 39 replies
Unfortunately. this is typically considered normal wear and tear.
Marc Shin Should I get extra insurance outside of Aircover?
13 January 2025 | 16 replies
Consult you insurance broker for specifics but I found this policy to be very protective and reasonably priced.With regards to an umbrella policy they are typically good to have.  
Shakthi Kamal Is a min of 2% rent to price ratio needed for positive cashflow in today's market?
6 January 2025 | 2 replies
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Sam H. HELOC, HEL, or 2nd Mortgage to finance Second Home
7 February 2025 | 4 replies
Or does one product typically offer better rates?
Brady Morgan Securities Based Lending for Low Interest Rate
17 January 2025 | 19 replies
I know these lines of credit are typically variable rate and interest only but when I am buying deals with 20-25% equity that are new construction and cashflow around $500/mo with this loan option, I feel like I have hedged against those risks fairly well.
Michael Moya Advice Needed: Loan Options for SFH under $120K
8 January 2025 | 5 replies
I do not have a traditional W2 job so I can't pursue the typical conventional loan or a FHA since I don't have income (hence the DSCR route).However, I've seen that most DSCR lenders do not lend if the loan amount is less than $100K.