It's calculated as the ratio of your total loan amount (loan amount for purchase + loan amount for your rehab) to your total costs (purchase price + rehab budget). 95% is a good target.Avoid application and other upfront/junk fees. 

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For example we had a group coming to stay for a wedding but after booking realized that it was almost 40 miles downlake from town.

Can anyone share a breakdown or budget for a similar project in a similar area?

Lenders can generally lend you up to 90% of the purchase price and 100% of the rehab budget.

From day one I treated my involvement in real estate as a real business.This means, I had an advertising budget, a lead generating and follow up process, a back end process and money source and above all an experienced mentor.  

I’m over here on Big Island, up in the Kohala coast, and it offers some resort areas too on the sunny western side similar to Ko Olina on Oahu.So things to consider are:- Which Island- Your budget- Will you be financing or paying cash?  

I would look for a 5 bedroom if it is within your budget.

We're willing to live almost anywhere in the greater Sacramento area based on what we can afford, provided of course that the property is in a decent neighborhood that has a good chance of attracting responsible tenants.As for budget, I believe we could get a conventional loan for properties up to $600k, but my strong preference is to find a distressed property (or seller!)

It was honestly luck, I didn't know much about real estate I just knew I needed a house that was unappealing to others to be able to buy it and have it fit in our budget.