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2 February 2025 | 0 replies
Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
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27 January 2025 | 0 replies
Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) commercial investment investment.
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7 February 2025 | 5 replies
However, they approach financial health from different angles.The 50% Rule is a quick estimate that suggests operating expenses (excluding mortgage principal and interest) will roughly equal 50% of the property's gross income.The DSCR is a more precise calculation (Net Operating Income / Total Debt Service) that determines if a property generates enough income to cover its debt obligations.Deal example:- Class C middle class neighborhood- 4bd / 2ba single family house- ARV: 190k- Purchase: 105k- Rehab: 35k- Market rent: $1,400-1,525- Section 8: $1,475- Property manager: 10%- Taxes: 125 month- Insurance $1250 yr- HOA: $55 month- purchased and rehabbed with all cash.
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26 January 2025 | 5 replies
Hey everyone,I'm in the process of purchasing a multi-family apartment building and just discovered none of the current tenants have any kind of move-in inspection.
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28 January 2025 | 14 replies
Focus on smaller single-family homes, condos with low HOA fees, or multi-family properties in these regions, and build a reliable local team of agents, property managers, and other professionals to ensure a smooth investing experience.
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3 February 2025 | 15 replies
Do you want to do Single-family homes or Multi-family?
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3 February 2025 | 2 replies
You can quickly see why looking at this graph - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/buying-vs-renting-house-in-...You can see how in 2015 the average mortgage was cheaper than the average rent, so it was easier to make the math work with light value add and just buying single family homes.
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3 February 2025 | 0 replies
Investment Info:Single-family residence wholesale investment.
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6 February 2025 | 4 replies
I come from a family of Marines.