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29 July 2018 | 3 replies
The Equity Multiple (EM) of an investment does not take into account when the return is made and does not reflect the risk profile of the offering or any other variables potentially affecting the project’s return.There basic formulaic structure for EM:Equity multiple = cumulative distributed returns / paid-in equityorEquity multiple = paid-in equity+yield on equity / paid-in equityThe way I think of equity multiple pragmatically is this: What's the ratio of the dollars I get back based on dollars I put in?
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17 October 2017 | 8 replies
I am also old enough to take distributions without any penalties.
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17 October 2017 | 2 replies
How or why I have taxable dollars in my ROTH account I don't know.For example:I have 3 accounts Roth - $8Roth Pre-Tax - $2Non-Roth Pre-Tax - $90I want to move the $2 and the $90 into the same account, so I'll have 2 accounts.Roth- $8Non-Roth - $92I've attached a sterilized copy of the Distribution Statement from Fidelity. https://drive.google.com/open?
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18 October 2017 | 8 replies
As a property owner, it pays to be knowledgeable about this stuff, even if you hire contractors to do the work.It behooves landlords to become familiar with techniques used for lead testing, lead inspection, lead abatement and deleading.
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22 October 2017 | 5 replies
How will cash flow be distributed (assuming it's a rental and not a flip)?
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25 October 2017 | 17 replies
Employed the techniques of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED, look it up).
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6 April 2018 | 7 replies
This is a very smart technique and how I analyze my deals when running numbers.
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26 October 2017 | 10 replies
We’ll explore best strategies and techniques for getting your offers accepted when you find the right deal.
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23 October 2017 | 2 replies
After searching the forums and reading some similar threads, we're vaguely familiar with hard money loans and some other creative finance techniques.
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18 September 2019 | 23 replies
Alot of creative finance techniques outside of a conventional loan.