KEEP YOUR JOB!

If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.

2.5 years ago, we sold a house we'd owned for two years for $900K (paid $480K) and we used the proceeds to buy our current house in the very best neighborhood in Boise for $1.45M and then we spent another $150K (in cash) on improvements. 

 16 terms you need to know in commercial real estate:1.Internal Rate of Return (IRR): A metric used to estimate the annualized return on an investment based on the timing and magnitude of cash flows.2.Cash-on-Cash Return: The annual income generated by a property expressed as a percentage of the initial cash investment.3.Discount Rate: The rate used to discount future cash flows to their present value in financial models; often represents the required rate of return.4.Capital Expenditures (CapEx): The funds set aside for property improvements, renovations, or major repairs.5.Gross Operating Income (GOI): The total income generated by a property before subtracting operating expenses.6.Operating Expenses: The costs associated with managing and maintaining a property, including utilities, taxes, insurance, and maintenance.7.Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR): A measure of a property’s ability to cover its debt payments, typically calculated as NOI divided by debt service.8.Loan-to-Value (LTV) Ratio: The ratio of the loan amount to the property’s appraised value, used to assess risk in financing.9.Equity Multiple: A measure of the total return on an investment, calculated as the ratio of total cash flows to initial equity investment.10.Residual Land Value: The estimated value of land after deducting development costs and desired profit margins.11.Sensitivity Analysis: A technique used to assess how changes in key variables (e.g., rent, expenses, interest rates) affect financial model outcomes.12.Operating Pro Forma: A projection of a property’s income and expenses over a specified period, typically used for budgeting and financial analysis.13.Cash Flow Waterfall: A structured distribution of cash flows to different stakeholders in a real estate project, often involving equity investors, lenders, and developers.14.Leverage: The use of borrowed funds (e.g., a mortgage) to finance a real estate investment, potentially amplifying returns but also increasing risk.15.Equity Investment: The amount of money invested by equity partners or investors in a real estate project. 16.

Its not easy down here, as getting anyone to answer a phone, show up when they say they will, or actually be qualified to do the job is not easy to come by. 1 in 10 know what they are doing or talking about. 

If your "DTI is going to scare away any bank," then you follow it by saying both properties are cash flowing then what I surmise is the properties might cashflow in real life however on paper/tax returns you're probably not cashflowing otherwise these rentals would be improve your DTI (going down % wise) if they're actually cash flowing.So the above doesnt add up, did you get an adverse response from your current lender contact?

What a sorry a** job.

To prove her point, she put money down on the first triplex we bought, while I was living in a SFR but had to sell and move due to a job location.

The gap might not be as big an issue as when you stated the current job. 

Needless to say, he never finished the job after I paid him.