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31 January 2025 | 0 replies
.✅ Lower Vacancy Risk – Losing one tenant doesn’t mean losing all your cash flow.✅ More Affordable for Renters – Competitive pricing attracts a steady stream of demand.✅ Built-In Community = Lower Turnover – Tenants stay longer when they feel connected.✅ Allows You to House Hack a Single-Family Home – No need to compete for pricey duplexes and triplexes!
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7 February 2025 | 10 replies
I decided to take a lower CoCr for stable, high quality tenants and have zero regrets.
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10 February 2025 | 5 replies
so, to recap, you need cash for: down payment + closing costs + holding costs.for a new investor, a live in flip might be a lower risk option than an outright flip.
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
Or we gradually perform high-quality updates for a live-in flip, then roll the equity into a new home.Regarding rental income, we aim to boost income, lower our effective tax rate by generating more low tax-drag income with rental income (since there’s not much we can do to lower out W2 tax bills) and have retirement cash flow.To compare the financial impact over 10-20 years, we want to analyze renting versus flipping.
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1 February 2025 | 7 replies
Typically lenders will use the total rent being collect or the market rent given on your appraisal, which ever is lower.
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3 February 2025 | 1 reply
Everywhere I turn all I see are pitches for affordable housing and the same (not so) compelling arguments regurgitated by syndicators, capital raisers, brokers etc. for the investment strategy....strong returns...lower volatility....supply (huh?)
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6 February 2025 | 11 replies
Options - collect full payment for the 3 months up front and lower the deposit to secure against damages only, require insurance.
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5 February 2025 | 8 replies
Assuming the area checks out, I’d rather buy in a high price area that has little to no cash flow rather than an area that has cash flow but lower price.
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29 January 2025 | 0 replies
Co-living isn’t just an alternative to traditional rentals—it’s a way to maximize cash flow, lower risk, and attract investors.To make this post more insightful, I’ve included graphs and visuals that break down the key benefits of co-living and why serious investors should be paying attention.1.
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5 February 2025 | 5 replies
@Jordan Miller most Class A & B rental properties bought since 2021 really don't cashflow from day one.Class B will take 1-3 years to start showing cashflow.Class A, 3-5 years.Current investors keep making the mistake of looking back at deals from 5-10 years ago when prices & interest rates were both a lot lower, but NOT rental rates.