- Should I purchase the property through an LLC for potential tax benefits?

Purchase price: $725,000 18-unit townhome new construction development What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

So I believe mortgages will look at DTI and want to make sure your income covers your current and future debt obligations at a percentage of 40-49% I believe, so their multiple would be more like 2-2.25x, but it's not a real apples to apples comparison. 

Hey everyone,I am a newbie real estate investor in the greater Seattle area.

am i missing something else with the "Real" pay-off given its  a reverse mortgage?

You don't specify, but if you're using $110K in borrowed funds to purchase a property worth $110K, you're asking your private lenders for a 100% loan-to-value (LTV) loan, which is super risky for them and for you.3.

Buying a random property in OH or AL or KS solely on the basis that it has a lower purchase price than a property in CA just isn't going to get you very far. 

How many more ways to “disrupt” the real estate industry will Guru’s teach?

The costs to purchase and hold real estate are continuing to increase requiring most Americans to devote nearly 50% of their income to housing expenses.

Unfortunately, you miss out on a lot of the cool tax benefits you’d get with long-term real estate investing—like long-term capital gains rates, bonus depreciation, 1031 exchanges, depreciation, etc.Another thing to keep in mind is that when you buy a property to flip, you can’t just deduct the purchase price right away.