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30 March 2014 | 1 reply
From reviewing the thorough and concise Ultimate Beginner's Guide to REI, to attempting to soak in as many insights as possible from the amazing combined experience of members that contribute to this site.
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17 November 2015 | 7 replies
Thank you all for your contribution.
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3 April 2014 | 17 replies
As Bill Gulley has mentioned, HUD uses 30% of income for the contribution from their Section 8 tenants; that is pretty close to 3x so we use 3x to keep the math simpler.
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3 April 2014 | 21 replies
Here are the numbers that we generated: Prop ins annual - $1,000 Prop Tax annual - $256 Down payment - 20% Interest rate - 4.75% W/ seller contribution of 4.5%The rent to generate that cash flow would have to be $950 without at PM.
22 April 2014 | 5 replies
Usually the fee or pay down will be significantly more than just the contribution made by that collateral.
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14 October 2014 | 23 replies
You also can contribute more, potentially.
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10 April 2014 | 12 replies
The tenant pays the 300 in interest and contributes to paying down the note.
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15 April 2014 | 8 replies
I look forward to learning, asking LOTS of questions, contributing to the forums and meeting like minded people along the way.Cheers :)
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12 June 2016 | 27 replies
I have a better understanding on how to structure the next deal and am just brainstorming how to put this deal together the way the pro's(you and others that have contributed on BP) are suggesting.