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Todd David Crouch Self Employed or W2??
12 January 2025 | 4 replies
(Usually you cannot use prior employer history until you have been at your new job for 6 to 12 months, depending on the underwriter to show that you are maintaining the same level of bonus/overtime/commission income that you had at your prior employer).
Dina Schmid of Lot Size, City and Zipcode on MLS
28 December 2024 | 11 replies
To fulfill the contract the Seller needed to pay for the survey, which resulted in a size of 1.8 acres. 
Brian Plajer Does anyone invest in Ocala Florida
11 January 2025 | 24 replies
In the past 10 years, Ocala has greatly improved the employment base, adding tons of logistics and distribution jobs on top of the medical, service and equestrian jobs that we have always had. 
Zachary Kotiadis *Using an FHA loan, can I move during the first year?*
11 January 2025 | 6 replies
Exemptions to getting a 2nd FHA loan per HUD handbook are:-Job relocation 100 miles away or in another state-Increase in family size-Vacating a jointly owned home (ie - divorce or the like)
David Woodside 500 hour rule - material participation
15 January 2025 | 12 replies
For individuals with full-time jobs in other industries, meeting this threshold is challenging unless real estate is a substantial focus outside regular employment.
Kyle Carter Apartmetnts with all section 8 tenants
5 January 2025 | 7 replies
The higher credit, higher income, gainfully employed S8 tenants are choosy about where they live and do not want to live in a bad, high crime area.By buying in an area that appeals to high quality S8 tenants, the arbitrage that you might see between S8 being higher than market might disappear.So that being said, it’s more important to lead by location than strategy.Happy to talk further if you like.  
Craig Sparling Who's got metrics for me? GRMs, CAPRates, YOY Growth, Median Income vs median rent
23 December 2024 | 5 replies
Real estate's "gross rent multiplier" is Wall Street's "sales to revenue",  "cap rate" is roughly "P/E ratio".When evaluating markets and investments I tend to start with GRM (or lazily the 1% rule), then attempt to return a cap rate based on assumptions about costs, then I work my way to multiple years of projections (assumptions about inflation, amortization, tax benefits, etc), and if I am partnering with one of my smart friends I have to pull up an IRR (internal rate of return).I also look at regional employment levels, median income to rent ratio in the zip code etc. 
Alec Barnes How Do You Ensure Quality Tenants?
9 January 2025 | 12 replies
.- We're also looking for consistent employment, which is needed for consistent income.What are you doing to identify fake paystubs & W-2s?
Jessica Kiely New rental - attracting a qualified tenant
30 December 2024 | 8 replies
Proposed animals (size/breeds)  <--- NOTE I DO NOT USE THE WORD, "PETS"6.)
Rene Hosman Have you ever moved your HSA to get better investment options?
13 January 2025 | 8 replies
Here’s a quick rundown of what you might consider:1.Employer HSA vs.