
21 February 2018 | 12 replies
I was dead set on the 15 because of the lower rate & total interest savings.

19 February 2018 | 8 replies
I paid 12 months of insurance as a prepaid item during closing.Loses - After entering everything, I showed a total net loss of $3463, and a deductible loss of $450.

18 February 2018 | 8 replies
Rob,I totally agree with what you said, lol.

14 March 2018 | 9 replies
Here are the #s from the BP property estimator.Purchase Closing Costs$3,500.00Estimated Repairs$0.00Total Project Cost$248,500.00After Repair Value$245,000.00Down Payment$8,575.00Loan Amount$236,425.00Loan Points$4,728.50Amortized Over30 yearsLoan Interest Rate4.375%Monthly P&I$1,180.44Total Cash Needed$16,803.50 $2,900.00 MONTHLY INCOME$2,468.77 MONTHLY EXPENSES$431.23 MONTHLY CASHFLOW7.89% PRO FORMA CAP$19,340.00 NOI$16,803.50 TOTAL CASH NEEDED30.80% CASH ON CASH ROI7.89% PURCHASE CAP RATEI assumed I'll do an FHA loan at 3.5% (or maybe 5%) and would pay closing costs out of pocket.

19 February 2018 | 2 replies
If you make this election, include the interest in the total on Form 1040, line 62.

20 February 2018 | 8 replies
Request the tenants leave, flip to 3 bedroom, and rent to new tenants at $986If I convert from 2 BR to a 3 BR, I've calculated a payback period of 2.3 years... here's the high-level of how I came to that number:Annual Opportunity Cost:3 BR vs 2 BR Rent = $2,790My Time (expect less needy tenants) = $1,183TOTAL OPPT COST= $3,973 <-- This is a favorable numberCost to get unit ready as 3 BRTotal to flip = $7,551 (includes paint, new floors, converting basement to bedroom, etc) 2 Months lost rent = $1,510 TOTAL UPFRONT COSTS $9,061 <-- This is an unfavorable numberPayback Period = $9,061 / $3,973 = 2.3 years (Note if I'm conservative in my nubers, this becomes 3 years)Couple more things to note, they're set up on re-occurring payments and have not missed a payment.

20 February 2018 | 55 replies
I agree with that philosophy totally and have had great relationships with my tenants.

18 February 2018 | 1 reply
For this year, the completion of 11 office buildings projects in the total area of over 200,000 square meters is planned in Bucharest.
25 February 2018 | 19 replies
Generally your target monthly rent should be a minimum 1% of the total value of the property.