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16 January 2025 | 17 replies
It depends on the rental income, what you plan on putting down (20-25% is typical, 15% or 25% is required for conventional depending on # of units) For your owner occupied deal, you should be able to use a portion of the rental income to qualify and help offset your DTI a bit.
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14 January 2025 | 9 replies
That being said real estate investing is typically a long game and with just 2 years under your belt you’ve just started.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
As a new fix and flip investor lenders will typically want to see 20% down payment and will be able to fund 20% of the rehab budget (80% LTC).
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6 January 2025 | 31 replies
Small businesses are typically valued at a multiple of SDE.
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2 January 2025 | 1 reply
I have also utilized owner financing for longer periods of time, including personal residence and 2 barrier island houses on the coast of Florida.
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11 January 2025 | 2 replies
Replacement homes will be climate hardened, smaller, functional and include consideration for the type of infrastructure, architecture and sustainable/durable materials utilized.
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9 January 2025 | 6 replies
Business loans typically won't let you purchase a property if you read the fine print.
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4 January 2025 | 14 replies
@Ethan Slater here's some info we hope you find useful:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
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4 January 2025 | 11 replies
And the passive loss rules may prevent you from getting a tax benefit if your rental deductions are more than your rental income for all of these options.David OrrTax ModernFirstly, utilizing Section 179 deductions for a vehicle purchase can indeed be advantageous, particularly if the vehicle is primarily used for business purposes.
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5 January 2025 | 4 replies
Gave him 10 months free space rent and paid for all his utility hookups.