
16 November 2018 | 1 reply
Her incentive to do this is that she'd rather loose $20,000 than the entire $66,000 she has in equity.Clearly, I need to verify the creditworthiness of the buyer, verify that they will in fact be able to refinance, verify they have strong homeowners insurance, walk the property, get title insurance, have lawyers draft the needed documents, and make sure it's all properly recorded and collateralized.

2 November 2018 | 2 replies
I'm planning to turn at least one of the 1/1's into a vacation rental which should earn at least 1200/mo (very conservative estimate, probably higher).Purchase price: 295,000Down payment: 25%, $73,750Loan term: 30 yearsInterest rate: 5.375%P&I: $1238.94/moClosing costs: $2800Gross scheduled income: currently $2650/mo, I'm planning on $3000/mo minimum with STR, so $36,000/yearLess Vacancy/Repairs: 10% = $3600*Gross Operating Income: $32,400Less taxes ($4700 (high estimate)), Insurance ($900), and Water/Sewer ($1800): $7400Net Operating Income: $25,000Less Debt Service: $14,867Before Tax Cash Flow: $10,133CAP rate: 8.47%COC: 13.24%*yes, I know that's low for Vacancy/Repairs/CapEx, thats because we do our own work and management.

2 November 2018 | 0 replies
Bought a 6 flat, full gut ($700k rehab), rented it out, refinanced, and rolled proceeds into another project.

9 November 2018 | 12 replies
@Riley Blake FHA does require upfront MIP (mortgage insurance premium) of 1.75%.

20 December 2018 | 8 replies
Well...the Dayton Dragons baseball team has the most consistent sold out games of any sporting team in North America (startling fact), Warped Wing opened a second location, and a half dozen other breweries are now open in the city...Boston Stoker coffee is totally awesome and has several new locations (this is important because it's a key indicator for the successful revitalization of many cities...beer-food-coffee is key)...there is a river front development that is reminiscent of Columbus (which was awarded best on the country), there is big inner-city revitalization...I saw a developer by the name of Simms pre-sell 24 $500k "Brownstone" townhouses in the center of downtown (unheard of in Dayton)...there are 30 renovation projects going on downtown...and they now have a full time staff on the streets to keep the city clean...the population is on the increase for the first time since 1964....I mean this is pretty superficial, but it's every bit as important as economic indicators...there is a lot more to this...There are still "war zones" in abundance in Dayton and it's the Opiate Overdose capital of the USA...but getting better rapidly...just proceed with caution if you elect to invest there...a local subject matter expert is a must!

2 November 2018 | 4 replies
Current revenue streams:1)W2 Job- Licensed Insurance agent for Property & Casualty and Life2) Amazon FBA/Ebay selling3) Window Cleaning Biz- Have two clients so not much revenue coming from thisI have been really procrastinating on doing my notary class.

2 November 2018 | 0 replies
And the insurance could go down.

3 November 2018 | 2 replies
But if you're in an actual flood zone requiring FEMA backed flood insurance that is a joker that could easily come back and bite you hard if the Govt continues with it's stated intent to gradually get out of the subsidization of flood insurance.

20 November 2018 | 22 replies
Home Possible is 95% LTV, as compared to FHA's 97% LTV, but with the added benefits of beginning with a conventional loan (no mortgage insurance for life of the loan, as opposed to FHA), having a stronger offer, no self sufficiency equation, plus less strict standards for home condition that can kill the value-add ambitions you had with your FHA.Recently there were other changes with this program that makes it an even better product, and the only person on this whole forum who seems to be catching it is @Chris Mason who has written about it herehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/42...and herehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/609...I just wanted to point that out as you get into it because if I hadn't found this product I'm not sure if I'd even have a house hack right now.

3 November 2018 | 12 replies
One property I’m looking at everything is good, they have reserves, owner occupy ratio is good but the roof is currently being repaired through the insurance company.