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Tom V. Advice on refi - do it or not? May be complicated....
18 February 2016 | 2 replies
Finding out after 4 VERY costly evictions over a 24 month period that something needs to change.(1200+ per eviction for attorney, + 3 months unpaid rent each eviction = average 4.2k per eviction = 17k loss over 2 years - not including the thousands in damage that was done)Business evictions are heard one day every 2 weeks and take  3 months, privately held every day and take 6 weeks on average.
Jonathan Taylor Smith Charging extra for basement "storage"?
18 February 2016 | 7 replies
Sites like Zillow and RentOMeter say that my ask of $1400 for rent is near the top of the market for the area, but still reasonable for a unit of this size - and that is even without the basement.So does the basement effectively get thrown in for free?
Sim Peyron New investor from Oakland, CA / San Francisco Bay Area
10 May 2016 | 8 replies
I have been building capital to the point that I think I'm ready to start investing and could use a bit of guidance on how to either take advantage of this hot market or how to effectively invest in neighboring, more reasonable ones.
James Friery Need advise on this 21 unit pocket listing
22 February 2016 | 13 replies
The current owner is shopping it around for 1.35m (7cap) and the proforma numbers are as followed: ANNUALIZED INCOMEActual MarketGross Potential Rent $191,639 Less: Vacancy ($5,749) Effective Gross Income $185,890 Less: Expenses ($91,497) Net Operating Income $94,393 Debt Service ($65,592) Net Cash Flow after Debt Service $28,801 Principal Reduction $17,403Total Return $46,204 ANNUALIZED EXPENSESActual MarketProperty Management Fee $9,582 Replacement Reserves $5,250 Building Insurance $6,712 Maintenance $12,560 Taxes - Real Estate $36,296 (37220 w/o exception)Utility - Electricity $2,453 Utility - Gas $12,369Utility - Water/Sewer $6,275 Total Expenses $91,497 Expenses Per RSF $8.39 Expenses Per Unit $4,357I did some additional digging and found that they offer Wi-Fi for the building (I talked to a rep and said providing service for a building that size should run 285 a month) and the trash was left off which runs about 285/month.
Kalid Alogbi people avoid me because I look different, what should I do ?
28 February 2016 | 26 replies
This business , and If the seller or a lender is having any negative impressions that will effect how the deal goes . 
Andrew Adam 4-plex, tenants, and partial payments/evictions.
19 February 2016 | 10 replies
Unhappy tenants could lead to damages and other unpleasantness's.
Craig Desnoyers PMI with a lower interest rate or no PMI and a higher rate
18 February 2016 | 11 replies
SO the effective date of reaching the 78% LTV (where you need to get to using market appreciation and principal reduction) will likely be a lot sooner than 6.5 years using principle reduction only. 
David Moon Insurance for Flips
24 February 2016 | 6 replies
Does builders risk only cover injury liabilities and vacant only cover property damage?
Carlos Webel Refinancing out of hard money with a conventional mortgage loan
18 February 2016 | 14 replies
and the effect that has on the cash flow of the property.   
Anthony R. Good free rental property tax calc
18 February 2016 | 4 replies
So you can do one of three things:(1) prepare a mock 1040 as you normally would as this will give you a high level of accuracy if prepared correctly;(2) review your previous returns and determine your effective tax rate, then apply that rate to this years earnings; (3) have a CPA do it.I get this request all the time so I've built a template for myself that allows me to quickly estimate a client's tax liability.