Tom Tao
Good/bad time to get loan for SFH investments?
Hi,
Recently I am struggling on whether I should get a commercial loan out for some SFH investments. I have a commercial property at 1.6M, and the broker said I could get 1.1M at 6.8% rate.
I am a bit torn as a lot ...
Bill Rapp
Embracing Optimism for the CRE Industry!
In the world of commercial real estate (CRE), the past couple of years have been challenging. With historic interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, many predicted doom and gloom for the industry. However, ther...
Marshall Rousseau
Commercial Tenant Interesting Situation
Hi all. I rented out a tiny commercial space to some ladies that wanted to open a retail clothing store. 10 days after move in they had a falling out and one of them moved her portion of the merchandise out of the sto...
Justin Green
To Hold and Rent or Sell and move on?
Question for those with more experienceShould I hold our current home as rental for 0-$100 per month cash flow for 10 years to be paid off, or take the cash out and sell now?My family and I are closing on our next per...
Schuyler Witt
What does Vacancy Rate expense even cover?
This may seem like a very basic question: we are trying to figure out what the set-aside vacancy rate expense that is on the BP calculator and that investors seem to use even covers? Is it solely to cover mortgage pay...
Danny Annibale
What to be aware of when refinancing a rental property?
Hi guys,I recently purchased a home out of foreclosure with a convention loan, rehabbed it and rented it out at a good market rent. I'm making a little bit of cash flow now, but I'd like to refinance the house based o...
Amanda G.
How much Cap Ex do you hold?
It seems to me that Cap Ex is a very important part of evaluating a deal which investors tend to under-estimate. My current rule of thumb is to plan $1,000/year per unit.First- do you agree with that as an estimate?Se...
Mindy Jensen
Looking for list of must-haves when stocking a short term rental
What do you absolutely make sure is in your short term rentals when first stocking them? Obviously, a bed, sheets/towels, dishes. But what are the smaller things you do to stand out? What are some things that are easy...
Tanya Maslach
Down payment options
Hi all,We have been dealing with a really bad bank tech-issue in our HELOC application. (We're using it for a downpayment + rehab for an investment property).The tech issues with the bank have made this a terrible, h...
Nick Iacobucci
VA Loan Investment Questions
I have done some research and I have seen that you can not use a VA loan for an investment property. Has anyone else has experience with that? If so how did you go about it?