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13 March 2014 | 42 replies
On to 2b:Cash Invested: 28000 (20K down, plus closing, cosmetic fixup, and holding costs)Gross Annual Income: 14400Expenses: 7200Debt Service: 4723Cash Flow: 2477An income of $2477 on $28000 invested gives you a pre-tax return of 8.85%.The fact that in 2b you leave the mortgage in place introduces another factor – mortgage paydown, which affects both your taxes and long term return.On an 80K loan with 4.25% interest, the principle is reduced by an average of $112 per month during the first year, or $1349 total for the year.
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30 July 2013 | 14 replies
Factor in that your costs are probably going to be higher, and your income could be lower.
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8 June 2013 | 6 replies
(permits, fees, bringing in utilities, curb, gutter, sidewalk, school fees, design fees, etc.)
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9 June 2013 | 3 replies
I passed the exam with flying colors and believe that the training I received and the practice exams were a big factor in my passing the exams.
6 June 2013 | 3 replies
"fair market value" changes depending on when you buy (where you are in the cycle of a market) along with a bunch of other factors.
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5 June 2013 | 7 replies
I'd factor in an extra $500, not including fixing the source of the problem, which could be a cheap fix or an expensive fix...no way to tell from the video.
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12 June 2013 | 4 replies
It's the first factor in the economic concept of the factors of production; land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship.
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13 June 2013 | 23 replies
I think it really depends on several factors:#1: What have rents done in the market in the past year - if rents have increased I would consider raising rents for the next 12 months.
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13 June 2013 | 3 replies
Welcome Bob.Your question as to gross rents to collect could be anything like $120,000 to $2,000,000 or more, that isn't the approach or question to ask as it depends on many factors.
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17 June 2013 | 10 replies
There are a few factors I have had to consider, such as: - living away from where I invest - maintaining a rental property away from where I live - the neighborhoods that I would be purchasing in are not the best -many other things I probably haven't even thought of yetDo many people live this far (about 12 hours) away from where they invest?