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19 May 2015 | 2 replies
say I have a seller under contract who is willing to owner finance for a few years with a down payment, then balloon.
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19 May 2015 | 2 replies
Basics of the deal:Asking $750,000 with seller to owner finance with $25,000 depositGross income - $111,000Taxes - will be 3.7% of actual sales priceInsurance - $7,000Utilities are $7500 Assuming 5% vacancy rate and 10% repairs (property has had recent maintenance work and new roof and parking lot and nothing that appears imminent)Assuming 7% property management (which is average for our area) although we will self-manage at first although I know that we need to consider it in our analysisThe numbers don't work at their asking price.We'd like to offer $625,000 at 6.5% interest for 30 years, balloon after 20 yearsThe cash on cash return without the property management is 27% but with the property management, there is potential for negative cash flow in years with high vacancy and repairs.
21 May 2015 | 48 replies
I have had multiple letters wanting to buy but Im not sure if I should cash in now and start with landlording.
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22 May 2015 | 6 replies
You can hold a tenant to the letter of the law or be more flexible.
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22 May 2015 | 3 replies
Once I did something like this and had the seller give the title co a letter of how to distribute their proceeds from the sale.
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25 May 2015 | 6 replies
As for the letter, just keep it short and to the point.
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22 May 2015 | 5 replies
No private lender is going to "gift letter" you the money you borrow for a FHA loan unless its maybe family.
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26 May 2015 | 1 reply
A service company to collect the monies and submit letters, stating the NEW title holder in which the asset has been assigned to has been bought.
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22 May 2015 | 1 reply
What i want to figure out is the best way to approach acquiring the property now that i have info others don't and before she is convinced to sell.Will sending yellow letters be a good starting point?
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22 May 2015 | 2 replies
I work for a private lender in California, we call our LOIs "Letters of Intent" However, most lenders will require a due diligence fee after an LOI is issued.