Typically, a lender would present the option with no points unless the borrower asked to pay down the rate.

The last rate hike request got denied by the insurance commissioner and there will be a hearing sometime this summer I believe (I’m sure a rate hike will follow but not the one the insurance companies asked for) weather events certainly can impact but typically it is just a quick in and out hurricane and of course, hope for minimal damage to property.  

Stephanie:Let's give two extreme examples:1) A person buys a mutual fund in their IRA.

Bridge debt is used to “bridge” a property from its current state to an improved state and by virtue of that purpose, the maturities on these loans are short, typically 3 years with two possible one-year extensions (if the covenants are being met).The reason this distinction is important is that if rates rise, property values tend to fall.  

In most of the 35 or so deals i've been in, i've had little to no taxable distributions until year 7-8 on our typical 10-year hold period, so a 10% cash on cash return is an effective 13.33% for example when you compare to other taxable returns if at 25% bracket,        The syndication next can roll the sale proceeds into another larger investment, like-kind, 1031 exchange and not have to pay any long-term capital gains taxes, about 20-23.8% nor any depreciation recapture tax about 25%.

If you think about the $1200 example, that could be an entire year of cashflow for the property.

For example, if the lender transferred you $9,750 because the draw was $10,000 and the draw fee was $250, the entry is as follows:DR.

For example, if you raised rent by $25 a month that is not likely to trigger them moving but it does help control the gap that could develop between your rent and market rates.Each year you skip widens the gap and makes it harder to close and more likely to trigger a move. $400 is tough to recover in one change without triggering a move.I have learned the hard way that I really should not skip rent increases every year, even if they are small.

We aim for a target cap rate, say 6%, aligning with our investment strategy.Here's an example: if a property yields $1.2 million in income and costs $10 million, resulting in a 6% cap rate.Then there's the adjusted going-in cap, factoring in potential changes in income or expenses.

Homeowners can rent their house to individuals looking for vacation opportunities or they can rent their house to a business owner who intends to use it for business purposes.Shifting Income from Your BusinessIf you are a business owner and do not use your home as your primary place of business, employing the Augusta Rule can be an effective strategy for moving income away from your business and shifting it to personal income, where there would be no tax consequence.For example, as a business owner, you host a monthly meeting with your Board of Directors.