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Owen Schwaegerle Do you ever purchase a property subject to with negative cash flow?
6 September 2023 | 24 replies
Or a loan servicer randomly messing up the payments to pick another (I’ve seen this happen with a sub to deal, the loan servicer kept switching the payments back to the seller’s info, and the buyer ended up missing a few payments because of it, causing a lot of credit issues, stress and animosity for everyone, luckily the loan didn’t get called but this could happen).
Chris Gould How I made $966,071 virtual wholesaling last year
18 April 2022 | 12 replies
After trying to hire random people from Craigslist, I finally met a guy named Joe from the local Facebook group.
Christian Brown Who Is A Worthy Wholesaling Mentor For Beginners?
16 January 2024 | 20 replies
I’ve also watched other random wholesaling channels and videos on YouTube to see if they got a different take or strategy on doing wholesaling, even virtual ones.I’m learning as much as I can over internet before I reach out to investors and experienced RE folks since I’m not yet familiar with the lingo and how financials and numbers work in RE.
Shain Cannon Running Rental numbers
31 October 2020 | 23 replies
Without knowing your specific numbers, I did a quick calculation extrapolating some possible numbers based on what you gave. link with my numbers: Rental Property CalculatorHere's what I used:Purchase price: $480000 (current value)Down payment: 31.25% (the $150,000 equity you have)Interest rate: 3.75%Loan term: 30 yearsClosing cost: $0Repair cost: $0Value after repairs: $480,000Property tax: $3,769 (Everette's tax rate is $11.15/$1,000 of assessment)Insurance: $800 (random guess)HOA: $0Maint: $6,480 (10% maint, 10% CapEx)Other: $0Monthly Rent: $2,700Vacancy: 10%Management fee: 0%Value Appreciation: 3%Holding length: 20 yearsCost to sell: 8%3% increase on all expenses (except mortgage) & incomeFirst Year Income and Expense MonthlyAnnualIncome:$2,700.00$32,400.00Mortgage Pay:$1,528.28$18,339.38Vacancy (10%):$270.00$3,240.00Property Tax:$314.08$3,769.00Total Insurance:$66.67$800.00Maintenance Cost:$540.00$6,480.00Cash Flow:$-19.03$-228.38Net Operating Income (NOI):$1,509.25$18,111.00My numbers could be totally off, but you can go in and adjust for your specific situation. 
Jason A. Doctor loans for investing
29 June 2022 | 11 replies
I know that the AMA has some stuff for SFRs and Duplexs that can work for bigger stuff, but that is it really random on what qualifies. 
Matt Hintzke How to begin with low capital, high debt, and an bubbling market?
6 October 2016 | 34 replies
I can see how random expensive could really get you into trouble when you start owning more and more properties.Thank you both!
Vasily R. Nothing in Seattle MFH house-hacking makes cashflow. Am I crazy?
3 May 2020 | 53 replies
You can close your eyes and just point at a random house for sale on Zillow and cashflow that much almost everywhere geographically in the USA.
Ray Slack Advantages of being a "real estate Professional" for tax purposes Vs disadvantages
28 June 2023 | 11 replies
Obviously, a bit more complicated return.Because I provided the HUDs, he could grab one at random and we went over it.
Kenneth Lee What to say to motivated seller??
21 May 2017 | 17 replies
I agree with Chris.Here is how it goes for meMe: Can you tell me about your property and why you need to sellSeller: blah blah blah my house is great blah blah i need to sell fast for a random reason.Me: What is your asking priceSeller: 55k If this sounds like a good priced home that I can wholesale I continue the convo, if not I save their info and call them again when they become more motivated to sell.Me: Is the home listed with a realtor Seller : no its not (if yes then bye bye from me, save info and call if listing expires)Me: ok great, when would be a good time for me to come view the homeAfter driving to the home & building rapport with the homeowners.Me: Whats the lowest you would accept as a cash offer that can close in 2 weeks.... then I negotiate a price with the homeowner.Seller: Well I only owe 50k on the mortgage so I would take 50k cashMe: Ok that sounds great, i will not be purchasing the home myself but what I can do to help you out is put this property under contract so i have equitable interest in your home.
Chris Gould Is cold calling DEAD?
19 February 2021 | 25 replies
I would get ads for really random stuff, and it annoyed me.