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10 June 2024 | 8 replies
.- Cash flow.Once the above are all added up, your true Rate Return will by far exceed your returns with stocks.Now regarding the different type of real estate, that depends on a lot of factors and mostly on your financial goals and where are you in life today.
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10 June 2024 | 5 replies
My thought process is to purchase the property initially under my name so that we can pay 5% down as my understanding is that mortgages to LLCs are more difficult to find, have higher interest rates, and require a higher down payment (around 25%).
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10 June 2024 | 12 replies
Still not sure what direction I'll go, but STM is definitely on the table - thanks for the insight.Do you think cash flow opportunity changes if you are able to purchase higher priced properties and get good rates/put decent down payments on, or is it just a Denver/high price city issue.
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10 June 2024 | 2 replies
Due to current market interest rates, I have a possibility of minimal cash flow with a vinyl property however with the brick property, I'm barely even breaking even.
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10 June 2024 | 15 replies
@Becky FrommIf you took your mom off the deed and the loan you could possibly get someone to give you a first on it as a DSCR or private / hard money but then your interest rate is going to be pretty high (double digits)
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9 June 2024 | 40 replies
If ordinary income, in NC that will be a tax rate of about 43% between federal and state taxes.
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10 June 2024 | 40 replies
If the other options fail, that allows you to keep the 3% and only pay the higher rate on the repair in the meantime.
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9 June 2024 | 14 replies
My unit's lease started mid-month so I turned on collection for the pro-rated rent (which would've come out to $835 for the remainder of the start month) and security deposit.
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9 June 2024 | 3 replies
In Gary Keller’s book, Shift, he lists 25 creative options that are most common, but barely scratch the surface:- Seller Contributions- Seller-Funded Permanent Buydown- Seller-Funded Temporary Buydown- Owner Financing- Contract For Deed- Seller Second Lease Option And Lease Purchase- Seller-Assisted Down Payment- Wraparound And Assumable Mortgage- Gift Funding- Selling And Refinancing Existing Assets- Non-Occupied Co-Borrowers- Using 401(K)- Temporary IRA Transfer- Pledged Asset Mortgage- Equity Transfer And Bridge Loan- Employer-Assisted Mortgage- Lender-Funded Buydown- Fannie Mae’s “My Community Mortgage”- Running Scenarios With Automated Underwriting Systems- Adjusting Amortization Period To Lower Payment- Adjusting Interest Rates To Cover Closing Costs- State, Province, And Local Grant Or Bond Programs- Mortgage Credit Certificate- Private LendingHe said these options barely scratch the surface.
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9 June 2024 | 21 replies
I have installed floating click type flooring from various manufacturers with success before, but I have a question for installers of these vinyl glue strip products.