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21 January 2025 | 27 replies
Too many low income apartment buildings near by / vacant buildings.
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4 February 2025 | 11 replies
A debt service loan would be a good option if your DTI is high, you want to close in an LLC, you're self-employed or have low income on paper, or you don't have a stable 2-year work history.
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11 February 2025 | 8 replies
They specialized in concrete tilt up, but did a lot of time and materials work for a self made real estate tycoon who owned a lot of Federal Way.Along the way I got my CPA license and practiced in several differing sectors including doing some work with low income housing projects.As far as my start in RE, it was with buying my first personal SFR and later moving to a new residence.
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6 February 2025 | 2 replies
These will be more expensive projects, but the house would be greatly updated and more appealing.2.
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13 February 2025 | 3 replies
AL has the second lowest property tax rate in the US allowing you to keep your operating expenses at a minimum.
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13 January 2025 | 3 replies
Anyone that is looking at your assets is always going to need to factor in property management, so you can show that as a real expense (and really make it as high or low as you want).I work in a vertically integrated real estate and development company, and I cannot imagine how things would run if we did not have an internal property management company that essentially works for the other companies but also stands on its own.
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7 February 2025 | 4 replies
Red tape at it's best making things expensive.
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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
As a result, inventory levels have remained historically low, particularly in markets where demand is high.
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11 February 2025 | 4 replies
NOI Underwriting Methodology: NRI and EGI, real estate taxes, operating expense underwriting rules of thumb, replacement reserves, appraiser’s impact on lender underwriting, expense comps, etc.10.
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9 February 2025 | 4 replies
For this I’ve taken the payment amount of the second loan and included it as an additional monthly expense.