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Karl Kauper Cleveland / Euclid Property Managers
18 November 2024 | 14 replies
BP advertising rules don't allow them to reach out here.
Ray Hernandez Becoming A Short Term Lender?
20 November 2024 | 37 replies
Also, most deals tend to require a lot of capital ($50K+).Most states exempt business purpose loans from licensing requirements but there are still certain rules/regulations you have to be mindful of.
Robert Quiroz Buying with cash vs financing
2 December 2024 | 33 replies
That's the general rule.
Kevin S. Buy Real Estate with Pre-tax (401K/SIDRA), Roth IRA or after tax dollars?
21 November 2024 | 4 replies
Using a Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA) allows pre-tax dollars to grow tax-deferred in real estate, but limits flexibility due to IRS rules and potential UBIT on leveraged properties.Investing through a Roth IRA offers tax-free growth and no RMDs, but funding limits and restrictions apply.
Ryan Leake Navigating STR Loophole Tax Strategy: Success Stories and Cautionary Tales
18 November 2024 | 47 replies
It is the IRS rules around short term rentals.Loophole - A way of avoiding or escaping a cost or legal burden that would otherwise apply by means of an omission or ambiguity in the wording of a contract or law.
Craig Salzer Norada Capital Management notes
1 December 2024 | 68 replies
My personal rule is to never invest more than 10% of my financial assets in any one deal.  
Elimar Rios Guzman New to real estate and wanting to do long distance Investing
21 November 2024 | 9 replies
I purchased rentals that are clean BRRRRs and hit the 1% rule and grew my portfolio.
James Kerson Tell Me Why My Discount Brokerage Idea Is Bad: Calling All Agents
10 December 2024 | 100 replies
If your market has a significant number of FHA or VA loans with zero to low down payments where a buyer can't afford to pay their agent out of pocket, your sellers may end up cutting off a significant portion of the home buying market, or once they do come around to considering negotiating on BAC, they may feel deceived, and now you may lose the potential for the recurring client that will ultimately otherwise drive your seller lead acquisition cost down.For planning: In a great business, a good rule of thumb is to estimate:100% Gross Income35% Cost of Sale30% Expenses35% Profit <-- very few businesses achieve this, but we're looking at an ideal solutionAssuming a national price average of $300k and 0.6% GCI, you'd be looking at:$1,800 Gross Income$630 Cost of Sale <-- agents/ transaction coordinators$540 Expenses <-- photos/ signs/ lockboxes/ Errors & Omissions insurance/ MLS fees/ liability insurance/ tech fees/ VA admin support/ marketing to get clients for the business (this piece should be roughly 10% of revenue, which would be $54 in this case)$630k ProfitIf your business sold 1,000 of these homes a year, you would have:$1,800,000 Gross Income$630k Cost of Sale <-- agents/ transaction coordinators (you could have 5 agents handling 200 sales each at $100k incomes and TC support at scale)$540k Expenses <-- photos/ signs/ lockboxes/ Errors & Omissions insurance/ MLS fees/ liability insurance/ tech fees/ VA admin support/ marketing to get clients for the business (you're going to est $125k in runner fees alone for signs; $25k+ in signs, $54k in ads to attract clients, $200k in photos, $10-20k minimum in E&O, $2k in liability, and what tech/ VA support)$630k Profit Scale costs will include hiring a managing broker for compliance to help oversee all of these transactions and implement legal changes and training.
Account Closed 11 Places to Find Foreclosure and Pre-foreclosure Listings
26 November 2024 | 3 replies
It is delinquent enough (Greater than 90 days but below 120 days(can't file first legal until after the 120th day by federal rule (Except under very very specific circumstances)) to where the lender or servicer has sent the breach letter (Notice of pending foreclosure) with an expiration date that the loan will be referred to a foreclosure filing (Trustee/attorney) if the borrower(s) don't cure the breach within that defined period of time.* A notice of default is not a letter sent by a creditor saying they are late.
David S Roberts Permitting for STR in Unincorporated Jefferson County, CO / 1 Acre Requirement
16 November 2024 | 2 replies
I even have a friend who received an unfounded complaint from a neighbor (the neighbor was just against STRs, no events/parties that occurred), and now their property is temporarily banned/under review, regardless of them abiding by all rules.