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Donald S. Advice Needed - Lease Purchase Agreement
8 April 2024 | 4 replies
A lease purchase is an excellent way to get into a piece of real estate without coming out of pocket upfront!  
Darrcelle McGinnis Sell it or rent it?
9 April 2024 | 5 replies
It happens.Recommend doing a thorough review of the area for actual tenant potential. - Build a profile of available tenant pool to be sure you understand their expected performance. - You don't want to rehab your property to Class A standards, but only have Class B & C tenants to choose from:(- How many rentals are in the area, where do the tenants come from?
Jared Davis Purchasing First Rental Property
9 April 2024 | 11 replies
The number usually varies from 10-20% depending on credit score, property analysis, etc.Some lenders will work with any level of investor experience, credit scores as low as 660 and can close in as little as 10 days (there are loan options for 640-660 credit scores- they require 20% down).Another good thing is interest only and 6-24 month loan terms- you can refinance by selling or refinancing to a long term DSCR rental property loan at any time once you complete the rehab.Once the property is ready you can sell it or if you want to keep the property as a long term investment, you can underwrite the loan based on your income /debt to income (DTI) ratios or you can go the DSCR route where the loan is underwritten based on the actual or market rents from the appraisal.DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.Here's a bit more in detail about how rates are calculated for DSCR loans:1.
Christie Dunivant Referrals Fees Between Out of State Agents
9 April 2024 | 13 replies
I'm not asking about the actual fees.
Ana Brasher Convert vacation home to rental property
9 April 2024 | 8 replies
All of the things you are stating - like an Air BNB listing, actual rental, postings for rent, etc are great tools to reinforce your intent and use as investment. 
Douglas Middleton HELOC 1st Lien Position
8 April 2024 | 39 replies
If you want to do the replace your mortgage / velocity banking thing, all you need to do is get a smaller 2nd position HELOC and then take a piece of it ($5-$10k) and put it on your 30 year fixed.
Marcus Hill How to calculate land value for Depreciation?
7 April 2024 | 4 replies
I'm working on filing my taxes and need this piece but don't know where to go to find my land value.Thanks
Dom Nico Recommendations and insights on commercial lot
9 April 2024 | 2 replies
I'm surprised by that value and would have thought the actual value is closer to the assessed value of around 1.5x the value of my lot -- the neighboring lot is identical but has a building and businesses on it, and is appraised at just $100k more than what their appraisal shows for the unimproved lot. 
Jeff Ebert Guest is claiming the bathroom is dirty upon check in
9 April 2024 | 21 replies
When my hvac gets serviced, the hvac guys does all that and by physical receipt I mean they actually leave a receipt of the service date, and the next expected one by the hvac company.
Benjamin Lenz Why you shouldn't build a Jr. ADU in California
10 April 2024 | 59 replies
The main website says the state wants ADUs and JADUs to be built and that the state has removed restrictions, but then when you look at the actual code, there are restrictions for owner-occupied for JADUs.