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7 February 2025 | 5 replies
Considering a rate buydown on a DSCR loan?
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5 February 2025 | 8 replies
Hey @Brett Baker, generally, any place with a great water view or directly on the water will bring more revenue.Of course profitability will all be based on purchase price and prevailing nightly rates in the area.If you find a cool 2/2 or 3/2 right on the water with a great view for 1.5m or a 2/2 or 3/2 house a block away for 600k, then I would look at the house over the condo.
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9 February 2025 | 29 replies
That’s why improving your Click-Through Rate (CTR) is one critical metric to focus on to boost your Airbnb profit and visibility.The key to improving your CTR?
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5 February 2025 | 4 replies
That moratorium is supposed to be temporary.Mind you, while the US used to have (some of the) lowest interest rates in the world for the last 15 years, this is no longer the case and the US actually has some of the highest interest rates in the world nowadays and that doesn't look to change any time soon.
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7 February 2025 | 22 replies
So, what is happening today is not as important as what will happen in the foreseeable future.If rents are increasing faster than inflation (I use 5% per year as an average rate), then it may be worth holding the property, since your cash flow will increase as rents rise.However, in your post you stated, "Mortgage rates have kept increasing as well, that's why I put a range on negative cash flow."
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5 February 2025 | 56 replies
No one has x-ray vision to see inside walls or underground, so you should have 10-20% in contingency funds just in case.
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27 January 2025 | 56 replies
So, Colorado vacation rentals will be taxed at something between the current residential tax rate of 6.7% and the commercial tax rate of 27.9%.
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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
The build process to include funding can be quite lengthy and difficult.
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2 February 2025 | 8 replies
So, comps can help with figuring out local cap rates, then you need the income from the property to determine a value.
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2 February 2025 | 1 reply
I provided a free rent back for 2 weeks so the seller could get her funds and relocate.