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David Rutledge SBA loan for small hotel
18 February 2025 | 17 replies
So is this just as simple as showing how much the property makes or do they also look at personal debt to income, credit score, reserves etc as well.
Adeel Makda Property Management Recommendations - Chicago / Chicago Suburbs
28 February 2025 | 7 replies
What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?
Rosette Poole Quick Introduction - New to Bigger Pockets
10 February 2025 | 12 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Sam H. HELOC, HEL, or 2nd Mortgage to finance Second Home
11 February 2025 | 7 replies
Just as a comparison for using greater Cincinnati credit union they have at top tier credit score 6-7% on 7-12 year fixed rate loans, 9.5 on variable loans and 5.25-6% on 10-30 year loans.
Chris Magistrado Built an AI Deal Analysis Tool for Fun
22 February 2025 | 7 replies
You can also just tell it what percentages you want to hit.Fourth, you can adjust the prompt so it will tell you directly that it needs more information about certain things, and can suggest more investigation into areas of your flip to increase the confidency score of different parts in it’s rehab analysis.
Mike Hodges 3 Pack Mobile Home Park
23 February 2025 | 2 replies
Credit and background checks, minimum 620 score, income verification, and limit the number of people living in the home.Tenant Own Homes is popular as well, you own the land and collect lot rent!
Shiloh Lundahl 10 situations in when a lease option is a great idea.
3 March 2025 | 4 replies
Your credit is low and you can qualify for a loan right now but you want to improve your credit score first in order to get a better interest rate.You have good credit but the interest rates are still too high right now and you want to wait until the rates come down before you get a long term mortgage.You just started your own company and you don’t have 2 years of tax returns so you are not very bankable right now. 
Chase Alexander Excited To Connect & Build Partnerships!
9 February 2025 | 3 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Amber Moelter Househacking in high property tax areas, your thoughts?
20 February 2025 | 10 replies
Buy box: Location: Approx. 30 min drive to Boston Heights, for workNeighborhoods: Decent walkability score - not far from shops/restaurants/trendy neighborhoodsIdeal tenants: Close to hospitals/universities/schools for professionals/students/familiesBudget: $175-250K - Buying w/conventional loan, 5% down/ approx 20K reno.Property type: MFH 2-4 units - preferably side-by-side, with a yard we can fence for our dogUnits: 3+/1+ - better if 1.5/2 bath per unitTimeline: Plan to live there for 2 years, but possibly only 1 year if we find another investment opportunityGoal: Focus on appreciation - would like to see cash flow in year 2-3 (the year we move out), including overhead (Vacancies, Maintenance, Utilities) and budgeting in PM if eventually we don't manage ourselvesValue add: Opportunity for some forced appreciation, but not a full reno - cosmetic upgrades and updating kitchens/baths while we live in one unit.
Zeina Awad Recommendations for first time out of state investing
24 February 2025 | 25 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.