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Eli Fazzo Real estate investing in South Carolina: Worth it at 6% property tax?
4 February 2025 | 38 replies
Are you accounting for everything—taxes, property management, maintenance, insurance, reserves—and still hitting your target returns?
NA NA 4 plex questions
10 February 2025 | 8 replies
What is killing me is after factoring in property taxes of about $9000 for the year and 10% of the rents $6.720 for property management as well as insurance factored at another $2400.
Keith Groshans Keep Idle Cash Working in SDIRA
17 February 2025 | 9 replies
It does take 1-2 weeks to accomplish, so does require some effort and monitoring on your part, but sounds like you are a diligent self-money manager, so should be easy for you to accomplish. 
Anastasia P. Wanting to learn about mobile home investing -- currently own 5 parcels of land
17 February 2025 | 10 replies
If you're considering mobile homes, the first step is checking zoning laws and utility access since some areas have restrictions.For resources, Mobile Home University is a well-known starting point, and local mobile home dealers can offer insights on placement and financing.If mobile homes are allowed, you could either rent them yourself for higher returns but more management or rent out the lots for steady cash flow with less work.
Bri Hall New construction strategy- New investor
14 February 2025 | 9 replies
@Bri Hall I am A managing partner at a company that facilitates full-scale flipping, lending, development and portfolio acquisition amongst other things.
Tyler Garza Check my analysis
15 February 2025 | 15 replies
@Tyler Garza With my CFO clients, I generally use 8% vacancy and 25%-35% operating expenses depending on if they are self-managing or using a PMC. 
Tim Brinsek Analyzing a Deal with Private Money Covering Part of the DP
31 January 2025 | 6 replies
He get's principal and simple interest payments over a number of years.I'll manage the deal and the property.Looking to create a proforma for this that would fit a typical rental analysis but insert the detail of having private money cover the DP.
Teslim Salami Cash Flowing Rental Property
29 January 2025 | 9 replies
Purchase price: $250,000 Cash invested: $14,000 I purchased and managed a rental property in Chicago, focusing on strategic improvements and tenant satisfaction to increase both its value and profitability.
Deryck C. Ongoing plumbing repairs
6 February 2025 | 5 replies
My property manager says there was no indication that the tenants are at fault.
Jonathan Small 50% Rule vs DSCR > which do you use to calculate a good rental
7 February 2025 | 5 replies
However, they approach financial health from different angles.The 50% Rule is a quick estimate that suggests operating expenses (excluding mortgage principal and interest) will roughly equal 50% of the property's gross income.The DSCR is a more precise calculation (Net Operating Income / Total Debt Service) that determines if a property generates enough income to cover its debt obligations.Deal example:- Class C middle class neighborhood- 4bd / 2ba single family house- ARV: 190k- Purchase: 105k- Rehab: 35k- Market rent: $1,400-1,525- Section 8: $1,475- Property manager: 10%- Taxes: 125 month- Insurance $1250 yr- HOA: $55 month- purchased and rehabbed with all cash.