
18 September 2017 | 10 replies
Our total mortgage amount is 165k and our total out of pocket is about 9k, that's closing costs, fees, insurance, appraisals everything.

18 September 2017 | 10 replies
Welcome to why strategies that work on a spreadsheet don't always work out in real life.

15 September 2017 | 3 replies
I will probably want to refinance at least 80% of that into something fixed at some point to hedge against rates going up.Monthly costs:* debt service = $441 (141,000 *0.0375/12)* insurance = 78 (quote from Geico)* HOA: 860* taxes: $149 (it's $894 each per year)* repairs: $100 (I'm estimating a little less than with an SFR because with a condo I don't worry about the roof, the hot water heater, landscaping, etc.)total: 1628Monthly income: $2660 (1410+1250)Net: 1032Cap rate = 8.7% (1032*12/141000)Things I didn't include: closing costs, vacancy.

16 September 2017 | 15 replies
@Michael Plante We live entirely off a base salary after taxes of $4562 a month ($1000 mortgage, prop taxes, insurance, food, vacation savings, etc) and I also make about $5000 a month in commissions.

15 September 2017 | 7 replies
Check out my profile and read through some of the posts where I rant and motivate people that are 20-40 years old saying that age is just a number and telling them life experiences they never had.

17 September 2017 | 3 replies
On top of this I manage several properties while trying to lead a meaningful family life.

14 September 2017 | 0 replies
I would prefer to stay away from FHA loans/fees if possible, but am open to scenarios where I can still make the numbers work with all fees/insurance.

15 September 2017 | 7 replies
@John Knisely Electric baseboard heating can be expensive when you look at life cycle cost, this includes utility cost.

14 September 2017 | 0 replies
I am scared for my life and I give importance safety all the time.
16 September 2017 | 1 reply
You don't have to run this through title insurance, because you are deeding this from yourself to an entity that you will own or control.