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9 December 2024 | 1 reply
Hi everyone, joined BP last year for all the freebee calculators and finding myself a bit over my head and in need of some advice...Have a commercial property bought on land contract, 0 down, 5%, amoritized over 30 years with 6 year balloon for 120k last year.
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8 December 2024 | 1 reply
I think your best approach is to pretend you are the investor yourself, calculate build cost (mortgage with interest) + Maint / cap expenses/ management fees according to your zoning and then compare that to the average rent in that neighborhood.
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15 December 2024 | 18 replies
Helping Thomas calculate what he can close is the question.
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13 December 2024 | 16 replies
Make sure to calculate the difference between the blended rate and an entirely new first lien position.
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9 December 2024 | 15 replies
Quote from @Levi Perl: Hi,Curious if anyone has what to say in terms of how to calculate which one is more worth it: to cash out refi on a Long term rental now at 70% LTV, and walk away with X amount of positive cash AFTER paying all debt, (X is a positive number and significant amount for me), which will allow me to potential get another long term rental and grow portfolio faster, or wait 4 months and cash out 80% LTV, giving me DOUBLE than X.
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11 December 2024 | 16 replies
Does the tax code say this directly or is this inferred from the mechanics of the bonus depreciation calculation?
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10 December 2024 | 6 replies
A heloc is also calculated at it's Max amount usage even if not used during underwriting for a new mortgage.Cash out is tax free and it can be used as an "Asset or Liquid reserve" on new approvals.
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7 December 2024 | 2 replies
For real estate the will calculate what your return would be if you purchase a single-family home at market rate and hold it for ten years.
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10 December 2024 | 17 replies
When you buy the property to fix&flip, you always add Realtor fee as part of your closing cost to calculate the MAO.
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9 December 2024 | 16 replies
Here's a bit more in detail about how rates are calculated for DSCR loans:1.