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4 December 2024 | 3 replies
Thanks in advance-LukeThe way I calculate cash on cash is It cost me X dollars out of my pocket to buy the property and after the first year I had Y dollars flowing back into my pocket.
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5 December 2024 | 4 replies
Does anyone have a set of questions or things they think through or scripts or anything that helps them approach, talk to, and close on deals with homeowners when they approach them directly (whether through mass marketing, driving for dollars, or otherwise)?
7 December 2024 | 35 replies
At that time the lender gave you a fixed loan for a certain period of time with so much down and a certain amortization schedule.The debt service coverage ratio example.At DSCR of 1.25 means for every dollar of mortgage payment the NOI can cover 125%Your current lender back in the day might have done say for example a 1.10 DSCR ratio because absolute NNN and investment grade so perceived risk to them was low.
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5 December 2024 | 37 replies
That's a super high dollar per hour.
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4 December 2024 | 32 replies
I truly appreciate it.I want to reword my thoughts:I now know I can't just raise millions of dollars because I want to.
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5 December 2024 | 4 replies
2.) looking for advice on how to deploy 600+ thousand dollars into real estate and start receiving the cash flow from it without having to pull the 401(k) out and swallow the tax ramifications.I currently own 13 units and receive healthy cash flow from all of them, but I am looking to increase my cash flow so I can ease into the next phase of my life which includes work of a different kind but not doesn’t having a 9 to 5 job.Thanks in advance!
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3 December 2024 | 7 replies
Helping others and adding value should be at the top of their list, not making another dollar!
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3 December 2024 | 2 replies
Make sure you know what it's like to be an Agent before you spend thousands of dollars on MLS fees etc..
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4 December 2024 | 8 replies
Reason, if the individual is willing to give me top dollar rent and thinks he can still make a profit, then it's a win/win.
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4 December 2024 | 31 replies
I have done a few things, I have rentals, I have driven for dollars, I have sent out marketing, I have knocked on a few doors, and I have flipped houses.