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15 May 2024 | 7 replies
Generally speaking, ensure your ARV estimates are conservative to avoid over-leveraging, screen tenants thoroughly, and having a buffer for unexpected repairs or vacancies is essential.
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16 May 2024 | 18 replies
I would just run conservative numbers for $150 per unit per month.
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20 May 2024 | 177 replies
I was like holy cow.. why no debt so you can make better returns.. they lived through the Japanese crash and once they exited they are VERY conservative with debt.
15 May 2024 | 8 replies
Right now you have to be very conservative with your refi numbers.
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15 May 2024 | 23 replies
Triplexes and quadplexes give better returns, but I wanted to start conservatively to learn.
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14 May 2024 | 4 replies
Have someone pencil out a conservative strategy, that leaves room for error, so you have some room before you take a loss.
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15 May 2024 | 17 replies
We have the funds now in order to do more than we think even, but I am also being conservative as we are not used to such risk and have been doing CDs and mutual funds instead.
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13 May 2024 | 79 replies
So how many of you out there have used leverage, maybe conservatively, to increase you net worth and cash flow with real estate?
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15 May 2024 | 48 replies
With those very conservative estimates I’m still getting $381 cash flow and CoC ROI of 12.05%.
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14 May 2024 | 21 replies
But conservative underwriting in today's economic climate should not be penciling IRR's that high.