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20 March 2018 | 12 replies
You should determine the monthly cost for property taxes, insurance, repairs/maint, capex & maybe vacancy.
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17 March 2018 | 4 replies
If you have a fixed rate amortizing loan, your mortgage payment stays the same from year to year, but property taxes and property insurance premiums tend to increase.
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2 April 2018 | 6 replies
Hello everyone, I currently have 6 properties all in Maine and all insured through Allstate. 5 are landlord policies (3 unit, 4 unit, 3 unit, sfh and 3 unit) and one is home owner (4 unit).
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17 March 2018 | 6 replies
The insurance company put tenants up in a hotel.
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19 March 2018 | 7 replies
This will now make it much easier for agents and brokers to share and maintain information so cap rates in the area will become more transparent to realtors.As of right now your best bet on getting cap rates for particular property types is by contacting commercial brokers or commercial lenders.
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19 March 2018 | 1 reply
@Ryan Keenan Lenders will generally add mortgage, interest, insurance, property taxes and depreciation back into your gross income when comparing it to your federal taxes and total PITI.
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21 March 2018 | 7 replies
People love me because I'm always 100% transparent and you should be in this message as well.So, in this instance, I'd simply say:"Hey there, I have a property coming up at 222 Rogers Ct and I'm thinking of managing it myself but I know I will need more help in the future as my portfolio grows.
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22 March 2018 | 18 replies
@Omar Khan ok I think I understand... so FHA always pay mortgage insurance premium unless you refinance.
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2 December 2018 | 3 replies
However it is an investment that may require you to be more hands on to insure the decisions made affect your return in a positive way .
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19 March 2018 | 25 replies
If you don't have 20%, you'd pay private mortgage insurance.