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Thomas Loyola Are my assumptions reasonable?
26 November 2024 | 5 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.
Allen Duan Anyone in Las Vegas looking to learn more about MTRs?
1 December 2024 | 24 replies
although we bought about 6 years ago or so for 270 put 100k into it so you can do the math  no debt .. hoa 400  we pay utls. 200 or so.. so 600 a month out of the 3500.. tax's about 1500 a year ( got to love Vegas taxs ) value today right at 600k.. so lets say we net about 33k a year on 370k cash .. so not bad little under 10% COC with an outstanding tenant one of the best I have ever had.PS given tenant quality we manage ourselves.. 
Collin Hays A refresher on what to look for when buying in the Smokies
7 December 2024 | 14 replies
I've seen some Smokies owners that cashflow well even with high-leverage debt.
Tim C. 1031 Exchange with Mortgage or non-traditional financing
22 November 2024 | 1 reply
@Tim Charles You can pay that debt off ahead of time if you want.
Jake Hughes Deals with OPM
26 November 2024 | 8 replies
A private investor will want to see a few successful deals before taking out large sums as a debt loan.
Andres Rossini Am I greedy/emotional seller? Revenue=185k Expenses=100K
10 December 2024 | 39 replies
Try to get a cashout refinance to see what the bank thinks it’s worth and how the business would perform with debt.
Qwee Parker Student loans factored into DTI?
24 November 2024 | 2 replies
"If the borrower(s) provides written evidence that the student loan debt will be deferred at least 12 months beyond the date of closing, a monthly payment does not need to be considered.
Alan Hale Modeling question - Are my numbers off?
22 November 2024 | 8 replies
Debt service on this is $2308/mo which seems really high.
Rene Hosman Help us help you by letting Dave Meyer review your deal or potential deal!
23 November 2024 | 11 replies
My wife of 20 yrs is currently pregnant with our first child and I want to get us out of debt and build our savings.
Tim W. Help with Mortgage Financing on Small Multi-Family outside Pittsburgh
28 November 2024 | 5 replies
You could do 5% down Fannie Mae program and quitclaim into LLC but the debt with still report to personal credit.DSCR is the way to go.