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20 November 2024 | 2 replies
My calling is to help as many people as I can to achieve at every angle of their lives, so I am passionate and ready to tackle this new venture.
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10 December 2024 | 100 replies
If your market has a significant number of FHA or VA loans with zero to low down payments where a buyer can't afford to pay their agent out of pocket, your sellers may end up cutting off a significant portion of the home buying market, or once they do come around to considering negotiating on BAC, they may feel deceived, and now you may lose the potential for the recurring client that will ultimately otherwise drive your seller lead acquisition cost down.For planning: In a great business, a good rule of thumb is to estimate:100% Gross Income35% Cost of Sale30% Expenses35% Profit <-- very few businesses achieve this, but we're looking at an ideal solutionAssuming a national price average of $300k and 0.6% GCI, you'd be looking at:$1,800 Gross Income$630 Cost of Sale <-- agents/ transaction coordinators$540 Expenses <-- photos/ signs/ lockboxes/ Errors & Omissions insurance/ MLS fees/ liability insurance/ tech fees/ VA admin support/ marketing to get clients for the business (this piece should be roughly 10% of revenue, which would be $54 in this case)$630k ProfitIf your business sold 1,000 of these homes a year, you would have:$1,800,000 Gross Income$630k Cost of Sale <-- agents/ transaction coordinators (you could have 5 agents handling 200 sales each at $100k incomes and TC support at scale)$540k Expenses <-- photos/ signs/ lockboxes/ Errors & Omissions insurance/ MLS fees/ liability insurance/ tech fees/ VA admin support/ marketing to get clients for the business (you're going to est $125k in runner fees alone for signs; $25k+ in signs, $54k in ads to attract clients, $200k in photos, $10-20k minimum in E&O, $2k in liability, and what tech/ VA support)$630k Profit Scale costs will include hiring a managing broker for compliance to help oversee all of these transactions and implement legal changes and training.
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19 November 2024 | 11 replies
If you achieve the ideal BRRRR with zero costs, you might as well perform it in a high PSF location (as high as you can tackle with conservative reserves).My last rehab was on a property that was almost $2k psf.
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21 November 2024 | 3 replies
Proper structuring with professional guidance is key to achieving both parties' goals.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.
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20 November 2024 | 11 replies
After 3 years of ownership, I typically see my buyers achieve 9-10% cash on cash return with an annual appreciation rate of 9-11% a year in those areas.
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18 November 2024 | 6 replies
Real estate can be a powerful way to achieve both tax benefits and cash flow, and there are many strategies to fit your goals.
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19 November 2024 | 13 replies
Someone tackling that type of development effort can achieve returns without ADU laws.
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18 November 2024 | 14 replies
Hi Can anyone help me with REO asset mangers list, Where to find it or how I can achieve connecting with them I am a Real estate broker in California Thank you Steve Sharma
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18 November 2024 | 9 replies
I'm pretty confused as I thought FOR SURE this was a duplex given your estimate of $2,850 monthly cash flow.A duplex wouldn't even achieve that in this area.
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15 November 2024 | 3 replies
I joined Bigger Pockets in the hopes to connect with like minded individuals who would like to mentor and or just overall help one another so that everyone can be confident and achieve the best possible outcome as we embark on this Journey of investing.