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Greg Myroth Is this a good first investment property?
22 December 2015 | 11 replies
I don't know anything about the Peioria Heights rental market but the argument would be that a $30k home will be a "class C (or less) neighborhood" and while you may see good cash flows and rent at the 2% rule, you'll see higher turnovers, maintenance costs, and capex which will ultimately catch up.
Raj Kumar City of gray GA charges five times base for Water & Sewer
19 December 2015 | 6 replies
Its very expensive, 22000$ for each water and sewer meters + installation costs, so that is ruled out. 
Eric Schaaf A Quick House Hacking Question
20 December 2015 | 8 replies
This is known as the self-sufficiency rule.
Bryan Hancock SEC Staff Recommends Updates to Accredited Investor Definition
22 December 2015 | 2 replies
@Bryan Hancock One of the benefits of the old rules for accredited individuals was that they were easily understood.  
Alexey Krol What difference between rehab flipping and improvement?
23 December 2015 | 6 replies
Obviously, it takes more money and time since purchasing to sale, but i guess it may be more profitable.My question is:I read the main rule on rehab market is 70% rule, but i assume on improvement and re-building segment there are another rules, because we can get price above average market price.
Andre Brasser How to accurately estimate hard money costs?
2 January 2016 | 9 replies
After you've done enough of these, you'll fee comfortable using rules-of-thumb to screen deals, with reasonable knowledge of what your HML costs will be.
Roig V. New Deal Analysis
23 December 2015 | 2 replies
EFFECTIVE GROSS INCOME: $89,330EXPENSES:Property Management: 7.5% = $6,700Insurance: $5,112Maintenance: 12% = $10,720 (I will likely modify this number after inspection one I have a better idea of the actual shape of the property)Taxes: $8,568Trash: $1,085Water/Sewer/Common Elect: $6,910TOTAL EXPENSES: $39,094NOI: $50,236Cap Rate: 8.37%Debt Service: $33,672 (5 yr arm - 25 year am, 5.0%)Net Cash Flow Before Taxes: $16,564Cash on Cash (Assuming 20% down): 13.8%ROE (NCF + Princip paydown): 22.1%DCR: 1.49Debt Yield: 10.5%Using 50% Rule: $83.28/unit/month
Crystal H. What happens when drug addict rents cottage in nice neighborhood
23 December 2015 | 14 replies
That means cities cannot pass laws or zoning rules that restrict or interfere with addicts living in the community.
Britney Gaudet good wholesale price in San Antoino?
24 December 2015 | 5 replies
There is not set rule or amount.  
Hector Resendez My wife doesn't work anymore and has 15k in 401k. Can we >>>
26 December 2015 | 3 replies
@Hector ResendezThe rules allow for investing IRA funds in real estate (see the following IRS link for more information on this: https://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Retirement-Pl...)