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Robert C. What makes you a heavy hitter on BP?
1 May 2020 | 140 replies
Sifting through the alphabet soup of acronyms to come up with a meaning definitely is a step in the right direction towards super stardom
Soup Nikk LP distributions paused - syndication
2 June 2023 | 10 replies
@Soup NikkAs someone who runs a fund it’s good to hear they are communicating with you and appears they are being transparent.
Eric Eckman Property Manager for Short Term Rentals in Lake Norman/Charlotte
7 March 2024 | 10 replies
@Jordan Smith I am looking for soup to nuts.
Kyle Belles First Time Charlotte REI
3 August 2021 | 14 replies
Would love to hear if anyone thinks these numbers / assumptions are wildly off or too conservative.Acquisition CostPurchase Price = $200,000Closing Costs (at 2%) = $4,000Due Diligence (at 1%) = $1,500Up-front Renovation Reserve = $5,000Total Acquisition Cost = $210,500Financing:20% down payment = $40,00080% loan (likely a major lender, traditional 30 year loan) = $160,00030 year term @ 3.2% (educated guess with very solid credit)Monthly Expenses:Mortgage Payment = $691.95Property Taxes = $120Insurance = $55Property Manager (soup-to-nuts) = $159Other Variable Monthly Expenses = $40Capital reserve monthly deduction = $37/month (5% of net income withheld for capex)Assumptions:3 months to renovate / update post acquisitionProperty rents for $1,400 / month (and assuming a 3% annual increase)20 day vacancy assumption = 5.48% vacancy rateTenant takes occupancy month 3Annual expense growth rate of 3%Expected / Target Returns:Monthly IRR (w/ financing) = 15.48%Monthly cash-on-cash return (average over 5 years) = 2.79%Monthly Net Operating Income (year 1) = $798Capitalization Rate = 4.79%Kyle
Khalid Khan Investing as an international student in boston with $80K
12 February 2021 | 5 replies
You obviously have some strong feelings about a possible correction, so up to you whether you want to invest now or wait for this potential correction (though Im on the camp that even if a national correction where to happen, I think the impact in boston would be negligible).
Dennis Tierney Do you disclose a haunting?
16 April 2019 | 87 replies
Disclosure: "Property may cause tenants to do back bends and crawl up and down stairs, 360 degree head spins, and throw up pea soup.
Vijay Balakrishnan Investing in cottages
12 November 2020 | 3 replies
More wear & tear too, so up the CapEx as well.I would think short-term term tenants would have more issues vs a solid, well-screened long-term tenant.M
Matt Millard Coming Great Depression?
12 April 2018 | 113 replies
There were Soup Lines and Hoovervilles.
Maurice Smith Corna virus... should you be worried!?
27 March 2020 | 142 replies
By the way, Chicken soup is the remedy I use.
Rob K. What happened to Carlton Sheets?
17 November 2021 | 105 replies
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