Joval Mathai
Real side of Real Estate
I would to see explore either the fix and flip or buying a land and building a duplex/multifamily, which one is the best investment in terms of loan type, profit, time. I know these are two different strategy.Any sugg...
D Kirk
How to have low inspection cost when inspecting Multifamily?
Hi, i'm looking to purchase multifamily apartments in the next few months ranging from 5-40 units. One of the issues I have come across is the inspection cost for the building. Even if I do find a good deal where the ...
Seth O.
1031 exchange when I want to buy new 10 weeks before selling?
Hi BP, I need some help. I am looking to buy a new property as a primary residence and to house hack the property. Here is the info on the new property: it’s a 3 bed, 2 Bath SFH listed for 240k. It also has 1bed 1 bat...
Chris Martin
Short holds in SDIRA and what is considered a "business"?
It looks like "flips" in a SDIRA are subject to UBIT. But rental income is not subject to UBIT. What about gains on the sale of rental property? From http://www.nuwireinvestor.com/howtos/how-to-keep-your-self-directed...
Bryan Hancock
DTI Ratios For FNMA Loans When Borrower Has Rental Properties
Okay...With all of the threads going around about FNMA properties 5-10 I wanted to clarify how "DTI" is calculated for rental property for both the front-end and back-end ratios for:
1. Rental Property With Mortgage...
Bryan Hancock
UDFI and UBIT Taxation Dodge With i401(k)?
So I am doing more digging on self-directed 401(k)s. Specifically I am interested in the i401(k) and LodestarSD Solo 401k, although I am not sure that they are functionally much different other than the fee structure...
Jalen Chanthaboury
How I’m preparing for the 2021 housing market correction.
As I've stated on numerous occasions, we’ll see a wave of distressed Real Estate assets up for grabs for pennies on the dollar. I am taking my preparation levels to the maximum extent. I desire to come out of this mar...
Tim Zajicek
DST and 1031 Exchange
Wondering if anyone has experience with using a Delaware Statutory Trust to complete a 1031 exchange? Any insight on pro's/con's would be amazing.
Account Closed
When working with a hard money lender, let the lender order the appraisal. Here's why...
Here's another tip for working with hard money lenders. Let the lender order the appraisal. Don’t think by already having an appraisal it is going to speed up your loan processing. It’s typically a mistake and will ul...
Moises Guerra Garcia
Should I offer an even lower price given inspections?
140 days ago a house built in 1950 was listed for $1.2 million.
After about 130 days of being on the market, the property's price had already dropped to $599k. I made an offer for $550k. After some back and forth, w...