
9 February 2019 | 27 replies
My current mortgage is $410 a month, insurance is $80 a month and taxes are about $50 a month...

14 November 2018 | 21 replies
A few things you mention stand out.In no particular order:You probably know this but FHA loans only require 3.5% down, although you do get a very small .05% break in monthly mortgage insurance for putting down 5%.

12 December 2018 | 13 replies
For DTI projections on purchases they will usually use either 75% of appraised rent off the appraisal, or current rent documented on a lease, whichever is LESS.

13 December 2018 | 4 replies
I was wondering if folks had insight on quotes for landlord insurance.

5 November 2018 | 3 replies
Just as a little background, my first flip was with two partners, one of whom purchased and insured the property.

8 November 2018 | 12 replies
Start with the underlying HOA documents (Declaration and Bylaws).

5 November 2018 | 4 replies
I’d buy them individually, all at once.....the financing rate and 30 years would offset any additional closing costs, and many of the costs you’ll have will be the same anyway...title search/insurances, appraisals, recordings, etc.

22 November 2018 | 6 replies
That way, you don’t infringe on any copyright laws or step into the murky waters of changing someone else’s legal document.

16 November 2018 | 2 replies
I have a decent budget for a down payment for several units and I was thinking of starting with something like the following...Unit type: Condo (only looking at turnkeys; not going to rehab - much)Asking price: $182,000 - would offer $160,000Fair rent price: $1,600/moProperty taxes: $2203/year; $184/moHOA: $223/monthMortgage (P&I): $635/moLandlord insurance (estimated): $20/moOptional considerations:Property management: $160/mo (10% of the rent; I am not going to use property management at first; I will manage it)Vacancy: $160/mo for as long as it is vacantRepairs: $80/mo as neededI obtained the optional numbers above from here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/1...This comes down to...Worst case scenario of $138/month given vacancy, property management, and repairs.Best case scenario of $538/month without any of the optional considerations - so hopefully this is the profit I would be looking at almost every month.Thoughts?

10 November 2018 | 4 replies
I am trying to analyze a lot of properties and i am having trouble with figuring for property insurance.