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Jesse Holshouser First Rental: Pay off in 5 or 30 year am?
18 September 2018 | 3 replies
Purchase price 78k (will likely renegotiate once I get inside and see what capex and repairs are needed).
Paul DeSilva Appraisal came back lower than expected. What to do?
18 September 2018 | 10 replies
I know about the 70% rule and realize that there will be minor repairs.
John T. Hello Everyone. A newbie trying to get his first deal done.
18 September 2018 | 3 replies
He ended up having to complete all repairs in the first 6 months or so.
Gary F. LO in San Jose, CA. Advice Needed from Experienced LO Folks
27 September 2018 | 9 replies
REnt credits are negotiated, as are who cares for repairs,  Best of luck!
Jake S. HELOC vs Cash Out Refinance on Primary Residence
18 September 2018 | 6 replies
Even better to have a paid off home all your own and the bank is your partner on the fix/flips giving you credit for future rent, even on a trashed , vacant home you are repairing to flip ( bank doesn't  know for sure you will flip rather than rent it so they have to assume some future rent , which is used as extra income to qualify.). 
Dellener Crayton First time reaching out to an agent
18 September 2018 | 4 replies
It needed about 80k in repairs due to fire damage which  probably explained the holes in the floor in the description of the property.
Lesley Resnick THIS FLIP WAS A HOME RUN!
9 October 2018 | 38 replies
There is no money for any foundation repair or drainage improvements.  
Eldrick S. Purchasing a Foreclosure - are the banks negotiable?
3 December 2018 | 27 replies
Put in estimated repairs report?
Landon Rasmussen I only have 10k to spend on cosmetics, what should I spend it on?
22 October 2018 | 14 replies
BUT if you are going to flip it....the buyer is going to ask for the roof to repaired.  
Drew Y. Quick way to determine if your Portfolio can Survive a Recession.
19 September 2018 | 1 reply
So based off this calculation I determined that my portfolio is strong enough to move on with my expansion plan into a new market.Business expenses as % of total expenses : 70% 1) Fixed Expenses: a)Monthly Mortgages: 45% b)Property Taxes: 18.7%c)Utilities Expenses: 14.8% d)Licenses & Insurance: 5.4% 2) Variable expense - Water bills + repair expense : 16%Personal Expense as % of total expenses: 30% My monthly living expensesa)Housing: 39.7%b)Child Care: 25.4%c)Living expense: 22.2%d) Food: 7.9 %e) Insurance: 4.8Income 1) Total Income - 100% A) Rental Income: 42% B) Wage income (W-2) : 26 % C) House Flipping Revenue: 23% D) Property Management Revenue: 5% E) Stocks/Dividends: 4% Please let me know if you would like help walking through this process as it has been super helpful to understand my financial situation or send you the spread sheet I used.