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Frank S. Investing with a lot of equity.
25 October 2020 | 8 replies
Use this money as your reserves so you never have that same feeling in your stomach as you had during the worst of the pandemic. 
Victoria Hill Rookie at Real Estate
15 October 2020 | 43 replies
@Gaurav Chaudhari, only sign up with company that the has rating of  A to A- (confirm the rating by googling the company) , also make sure to get dp3 coverage and replacement cost and not actual value. 
Kyle Stueven Advice on potential deal
13 October 2020 | 1 reply
My concerns with the deal are I would be almost 100% leveraged and I would be using all of my cash to put the $20k down so I would be left with no cash reserve.
Thomas Wang How much is your mortgage reserve and where do you keep?
14 October 2020 | 0 replies
It seems most lender requires 2-6 months reserve for your mortgages.
Patrick Stuckwish Owner financing Question
19 October 2020 | 8 replies
They are also mitigating their risk of a weak buyer (who has limited down payment and likely limited reserves) by setting up a balloon.
Scott McGrath First experimnet with syndication.
30 September 2021 | 1 reply
   $12,000 for additional repairs/reserves and dispersing $130,000 back to the investors.  
Kushal Patel How much do we have to save for the first rental property.
14 October 2020 | 3 replies
I'm more conservative in my approach but I'd say you at least need to have enough for the down payment, closing costs, etc. plus a healthy reserve so that you can cover a vacancy of a few months as well as the ability to cover the costs of any unexpected maintenance and/or capital expenditures.
Steven Lalonde MHP valuation. Please help me analyze this deal
15 October 2020 | 3 replies
You can probably confirm this by going back further than the TTM.  
Andrew Mowe After buying your first property
14 October 2020 | 1 reply
I want to get deals 2 and 3 as soon as I can without depleting my cash reserves.
Palmira Angelova Old house - how much to budget for major repairs + maintenance?
6 November 2020 | 18 replies
Hi @Palmira Angelova Take what you think you need (roof and systems) and keep 20% more in reserves for what you don't know.