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21 November 2013 | 5 replies
Hello BP family I recently signed a contract with a private investor which consisted of me finding off market properties.
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30 March 2015 | 23 replies
Debt to Income - DTI - is only use on FHA, conventional, Va and other typical residential transactions (consumer front).If you're going to a portfolio lender they look at lending from a 1.25x DSCR point of view (industry standard) which in essence is a 80% Debt to Income if you think about it.1 dollar of debt / 1.25 dollars of net operating income (NOI) = 1.25 X DSCR = 80% DTI Never the less us bankers joke about it all the time because it might be crazy from a residential loan officers point of view but in the banks eyes its not from a commercial point of view.The commercial bank views income property as a consistent sustainable source of reocurring income especially in stronger rental markets so having 1.25 dollars of net income coming in for every dollar of out going debt service payment is acceptable.The mess with this 1.25x they will sometimes make you conform even while subjecting you to underwriting at higher rates, shorter amortization periods, and other income adjustments that make it harder to obtain 1.25x.
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28 May 2015 | 16 replies
It offers various platforms to chat category wise.
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22 November 2013 | 2 replies
She trashed the apartment and the repairs are costing about $5k consisting of $2k carpet, $1.5k doors, drywall, etc, $1.5k paint.I know i need to capitalize the carpet and depreciate it, but am I required to capitalize the new doors, drywall repairs, and painting the entire apartment as well?
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24 November 2013 | 14 replies
It's important to note that one can have different criteria for different properties as long as it's consistent for a given property, subject to LL policy changes in a multi where those changes may have to be implemented over time as leases expire.You obviously don't have rental property in Texas.
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26 November 2013 | 26 replies
Plenty of guys like me that will buy anything you've got if you can get the numbers in line.Lots of ways to find deals, but the most consistent is to market.
27 November 2013 | 8 replies
Factoring in closing cost which consist of attorney fees , application fees , appraisal , carrying cost ,points ,.etc.
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4 January 2014 | 19 replies
It will be a low down payment and they can work with non-traditional credit history such as a cell phone payment, or other bills you've paid consistently over the last 12 months and can document.
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2 December 2013 | 5 replies
I've been based in Miami since August but will be heading home for Christmas before returning for another extended stay most likely in April.I've been developing a modest 'buy and hold' portfolio of property back home since 2006 which currently consists of 6 tenanted residential properties in and around my home town.
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28 November 2013 | 11 replies
I had researched about real estate for years; but it was like finding pieces of a puzzle, nothing like this website.Thanks to this community, it has given me the opportunity to network with outstanding professionals and have an extensive platform of valuable information available for people like me that are starting on the REI field.