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17 April 2024 | 22 replies
I check the SEC, FINRA, ratings websites for inside information on the principals in the company.
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16 April 2024 | 3 replies
You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.
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16 April 2024 | 9 replies
You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.
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17 April 2024 | 21 replies
You can invest excess cash flow and get 5% return (online savings, CDs, treasuries) (or simply pay down principal).
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15 April 2024 | 1 reply
I am also a man of principals, character, honesty, as well as fun, personable, and just all around good vibes.
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16 April 2024 | 7 replies
You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.
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16 April 2024 | 21 replies
Or was your fee solely from acting only as a principal.
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16 April 2024 | 20 replies
I find it interesting that nobody really crunches the actuall numbers in Real Estate which I think is part of the cognitive dissonence we practice in order to make our investments look a little better.No 1031:Purchase: 120k, Sold 330k = 210k in just equityGross Rent: 220k - 60k expenses - 15k taxes = 145k <-- actual rental income$210k (equity) + 145k (rent) = 355k i.e. 355k -30k(closing) -50k(taxes) -25k(renovation) -14,500(recapture) = $245k=245k profit (including all rental income, tax deductions and appreciation.So if you had a mortgage, you would subtract the 145k in rental income and add 30k in principal.
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15 April 2024 | 5 replies
This loan type looks at the rent currently generated by the property OR the anticipated market rents (determined by the appraiser) and compares it to the monthly principal, interest, taxes, insurance and HOA (if applicable).
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15 April 2024 | 5 replies
You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.