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Val Simpson Who owns this property given this situation?!
14 July 2017 | 8 replies
After September 1982 they expire 20 years from maturity date but that is a very generic rule.
Dan Piercy 1st Rental, Current Homestead - Advice needed
20 September 2017 | 5 replies
Hi All,I am looking for advice we are looking into investing some money into our first rental and at the same time are looking for a bigger house for ourselves.With this in mind we are considering keeping our current house and making this our first rental possibly in the future if we wanted to downsize we could return as we really like the neighborhood.Our objective is long term investment to supplement out 401k’s although likely along the way we will need a balance between cash generating property and appreciation driven.So FinancialsOriginal Purchase price $300K in 2014 (Estimated current value $330-340k)Deposit 20%/$60kInterest Rate 3.75%There is $200k left on the mortgage I am using a excel rental calculator and I am using the original purchase details without updating for the reduced mortgage or higher appraised value as that seems to complicate.Assumptions:Estimated Rent $2300 p/m (Based on zillow and comparables)Vacancy Rate 10%Property Taxes $8800Insurance $1200Maintenance/Repairs $2000Utilities $600(This was to include mowing services)Advertising $250Annual Expense inflation assumed at 2%Property appreciation assumed 3% (This might be conservative Ann arbor has been 4-5% for last 5 or so years)The property calculator gives me -2% return on cash but 16% return on investment.Based on this what advice would you give me or watch outs?
Aaron Putnam Sell and relocate, stay the course, or other options?
8 January 2019 | 3 replies
As for my goals, I'd like to supplement and eventually replace my 'day job' income with passive income from real estate. 
Zachary Sullivan Newbie from Reading, Pennsylvania - First Post
16 January 2019 | 7 replies
The ultimate goal is to build a sizable rental portfolio to supplement my income and achieve FI by 35. 
Sean Beyrouthy Homeowners Insurance, Landlord Insurance, Umbrella Policy
19 May 2023 | 12 replies
You would have to purchase a supplemental liability policy in increase your limit to $300k, then you could qualify for an umbrella. 
Zigmunt Smigaj STR Insurance Policy... who do you use?
26 October 2022 | 18 replies
I attempted a very similar approach to say "look, im aiming to have this rented out for a third or up to half the year via AirBNB... and want that factored in for liability sake more than anything, not interested in any supplemental loss of rental income" .... she simply replied "Oh, ok, did not know that... good to know, I can up the liability to $1M to cover you in that regard, and add the 'Home Rental' package to it that is $271 annually".
Thomas Weidner Buying HUD Foreclosures
8 May 2019 | 22 replies
@Thomas WeidnerHUD will almost always counter with the generic 87-88% net to Hud.
David Schulwitz DFW BRRRR: Finding reliable annual property tax numbers
16 January 2018 | 13 replies
The main estimator is for someone who is looking at generic areas not specific properties.
Kody Veit Do you establish company communication?
10 August 2017 | 4 replies
We use Google to host ours, so we have all the features of gmail without the generic domain...
Cheryl Crockett Listening to Audio from the 2012 Bigger Pockets Conference
31 October 2019 | 3 replies
Third, does anyone know of supplemental resources that can help me navigate the audio (i.e.: a digital program, or agenda PDF or other kind of document)?