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Asia Jones Seveney Mortgage Note investments review
25 July 2024 | 33 replies
Some fraudsters try to avoid repaying investors' principal by convincing investors to "roll-over" their promissory notes upon maturity.
Jeff Tumbarello June 2024 Lee County Florida Foreclosure Report
23 July 2024 | 2 replies
June 2024 Lee County Florida Foreclosure ReportThe June 2024 Lee County Foreclosure Report was complied by Jeff Tumbarello, Director SWFL REIA , Broker/Owner Steelbridge Realty LLC Principal , Venture Investment PartnersThis is my work, done for me and shared with youThe data in the report came from multiple sources.Those sources are:The Lee County Clerk of Court, and MLS data (from my membership as the Broker of Steelbridge Realty LLC)We haven’t published this report in a while as the market trajectory previously rendered this dataset less crucial for forward-looking decisions.
Mike H. Do any agents or builders selling new construction STRs include proformas?
21 July 2024 | 9 replies
But the reality is they'd also gain 42k in appreciation (assuming 4% which is conservative out there), and another 8k in principal paydown. 
Mitch Conrad Syndication vs Private Fund LLC
22 July 2024 | 22 replies
While debt holders expect repayment of principal and interest rather than profits, the interest received can be seen as a form of profit derived from the issuer's efforts.
Ryan Nelson buyers agent wants a commission for bringing in buyer?
22 July 2024 | 13 replies
@Christopher Phillips   maybe i'm reading this wrong, or it works differently in NY, but a 6% seller concession normally means the seller is giving the buyer 6% of the purchase price to use however they want in the transaction - be that for closing costs or principal reduction or down payment, whatevs.A seller typically doesn't have a say of what can and can't be included in the borrowed amount, that's up to the lender and the loan program. 
Kyle Z. Closing costs from selling property eat up appreciation from property?
21 July 2024 | 0 replies
Don’t the closing costs from buying and selling an investment property eat up all the appreciation (and mortgage principal paydown)?
John Thedford First National Realty Partners: Any Experience Or Knowledge
23 July 2024 | 32 replies
The two principals are Anthony Grosso and Christopher Palermo.
Sonia Shrestha DSCR Loans for a foreign investor
22 July 2024 | 9 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).
Kenny Boyd Taxes/Accounting a Bond-For-Deed transaction
21 July 2024 | 1 reply
Hello,I recently closed on a BFD deal and looking for direction on correctly setting up journal entries, to make it easy at tax time.In a nutshell...We hold a mortgage on the property with a principal of $150k, 4.25%, 30yr amort (liability)The BFD sale price was $300k, with a $45 downpayment, $255k financed at 5.5%, 25yr amort, 3yr balloon (asset).All transactions are run through an escrow agent, and we just collect the net difference monthly (~$325 or so).   
Mike Wood DSCR and Commercial Loan Question - 2+ unit Investment Properties
22 July 2024 | 17 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).