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27 January 2025 | 7 replies
I agree with the others here that say you need to have some skin in the game, if you are going to live there yourself, get an FHA loan rather than owner financing, you can get a 3.5% down loan, personally I do not love these as they require PMI which is an additional expense, and you also need bring additional funds for closing at least for taxes, title, attorney and transfer fees . borrowing from anyone else for the down payment, to include a personal loan from the bank is not a good idea, those again will be higher int. rate.
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23 January 2025 | 3 replies
They also know about real estate so less likely to charge you extra fees to get an appraisal or BPO because they can estimate the value themselves.
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21 January 2025 | 5 replies
There should always be timeline contingencies factored into each projects specifics.
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8 February 2025 | 8 replies
Once you pay realtor fees, closing costs, sellers want 10k for points and concessions.
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20 January 2025 | 4 replies
Realistically, to make the business work, they are hoping all the people who are using the "free services" to eventually go into banking where they can collect fees for anything bank related.
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31 January 2025 | 26 replies
Not necessarily a scam, maybe someone trying to save fees.
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14 January 2025 | 3 replies
It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.
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24 January 2025 | 12 replies
Lastly, there will be no management fees!
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11 February 2025 | 20 replies
I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23If a purchase, you also generally need reserves / savings to show you have 3-6 month payments of PITIA (principal / interest (mortgage payment), property taxes and insurance and HOA (if applicable).
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13 January 2025 | 1 reply
My real estate agent thinks I'll only get 1.1 million for my home but due to a few factors I think it should be more. 1.