-I also wish I had really listened and internalized when people said that in a rehab you will go over budget and things will go over on time as well.

@As Dutt @Frank Procopio works with international buyers , he might have some insight for you !

. ;-)  In some instances a portion of the taxes paid to the IRS may be claimed as a credit on Canadian tax filings.The same would hold true for many other foreign nationals.The important take-away is for anyone with intentions to invest internationally obtain precise and accurate tax advise before engaging. 

I think you should definitely consider restructuring your current holdings to more effectively capture better cash flow, and position yourself for a better internal rate of return as the others have mentioned.

Are escrow&title companies (California, for example) allowed to send international wires to disburse real estate sale proceeds?

And at the end, when we finally closed the loan after a very painful process, the consumer / borrower / investor typically did not like me, they thought "I" ripped them off (nope, that's where the market is for these loans), they think "we" were too slow (nope, our internal turntime was same business day, then it sits in a queue for an eternity), et cetera.

.** Purchase & Rehab **Purchase Price: $85,000After Repair Value: $110,000 (the tax assessment was even higher then this but hoping to refi and pull as much equity out as possible, unsure of how the city and bank assess the property and if it's different though, I need to look into it more)Purchase Costs: $2,550Rehab Costs: $2,200Down Payment: $17,000Total Cash Needed: $21,750** Financing **Loan Amount: $68,000Loan to Value (LTV): 80%Loan Term: 30 YearsInterest Rate: 3.75%Monthly Payment: $315** Cash Flow (Monthly) **Rent: $1,250   (possibly more this is on the low end for 3 bedrooms, and even lower for a stand alone house, but trying to be conservative in that the house is on a really small plot of land and has a cliff on 1 side)Vacancy: -$63 (5%)Expenses: -$339 (28.6%)NOI: $848Mortgage Payment: -$315Cash Flow: $533** Returns & Ratios **Cap Rate (Purchase Price): 12%Cap Rate (Market Value): 9.3%Cash on Cash Return: 29.4%Return on Equity: 14.2%Return on Investment: 105%Internal Rate of Return: 105%Rent to Value: 1.5%Gross Rent Multiplier: 5.7Debt Coverage Ratio: 2.7I had budgeted for 6k for renovations but realistically it probably only needs 2k, it's basically perfect the way it is right now just a tiny bit dated in that it has oak cabinets and wood grain molding.

My Name is Neil Agarwal and I recently graduated with an MBA in finance and international business from Tulane University.

The most important metric to look at is the return on your investment over time which is the internal rate of return IRR or using a ratio like you did on the equity multiple overtime.4.

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