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12 March 2024 | 36 replies
that's the sale pitch about the "tax efficiency" of equity investing in real estate).Note: don't forget / freak out about when you have to sell and pay back that depreciation.Good luck.
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11 March 2024 | 12 replies
Parcel document at the municipality it says the "sewer: public sewer -Lasa " (its in Lancaster PA) therfore it has to be fixed back to the main sewer system.
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11 March 2024 | 2 replies
Now I haven't studied for the entire 2 years, life tends to catch up and I get pulled away for bits of time, but I always come back to the books and looking up forums and posts from people.
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11 March 2024 | 32 replies
If it were, the first thing everybody should do is read their contracts to make sure they aren't going to be paying their opponent's legal bills if they lose... because they add up quickly when demand letters are sent.But based on what I've heard so far, I believe this goes back to what public record was at the time of OP's purchase.
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11 March 2024 | 14 replies
Hi @Jessica FrancoGreat to hear of your interest in property back home.From my experience (we own a company called KOURO here in South Africa) it really really depends on the strategy you hoping to focus on, the area, purchase price and what value you can add to that property - as discussed everywhere on BPWe do flips, multi-lets and now recently starting Developments.Our returns are really good and we give great returns to our hard money lenders of between 15-20%.We are quite happy and believe that the property market here, if bought right, will last through any down times.
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11 March 2024 | 4 replies
If you back out of the deal post eviction then the seller is stuck with placing tenants.
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11 March 2024 | 6 replies
When you make a repair while a tenant is in the unit, sometimes its tenant caused damage where you can bill them back.
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11 March 2024 | 16 replies
I increased it $50 every 3 months until it was back to where it needed to be.
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11 March 2024 | 9 replies
These are generally 12-24 month interest only loans that borrowers will generally pay back by selling or flipping to long term financing like DSCR loans.More on DSCR loans:DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.Here's a bit more in detail about how rates are calculated for DSCR loans:1.
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12 March 2024 | 41 replies
Why would you put $450,000 into your home to sell at $1,850,000 and just get your $450,000 back.