David VanSteenkiste
Deed in lieu impact on new loan qualification
A friend of mine recently handed a portfolio of rental properties back to the seller on a deed in lieu. The properties were seller financed, non-recourse and not personally guarantied. The buyer was current on the loa...
J Scott
Impact of Leverage on Cash-on-Cash Returns
In the spirit of truly understanding some important concepts behind investing decisions many of us are making, I wouldn't to start this thread...Basically, I was surprised at the information I'm about to provide (I di...
Account Closed
Tax impact on Hard money - refinance - selling property
Hi, I have purchased a 3 unit multi fam property under LLC (50/50 partnership husband and wife in NJ which is Non-community state) and financed (100%) through hard money lender(personal guarantee). After the rehab was...
Bryan Bujarski
Does Converting a Detached Garage impact future value?
My wife and I are looking at a house in La Mesa and our goal would be to turn the 450 sq. ft. detached garage into a small studio in order to help supplement the mortgage payment. We have been advised by some people t...
Charlie Chung
Borrowing via Owner financing - Impact on D/E
Hi, here's a question:If I have a choice in buying a house between conventional & seller-financing, are there any credit benefits to the latter? I.e. would future lenders calculate my debt-to-equity ratios in the ...
Hersh M.
Impact of crude oil prices on Texas RE
Hi,Just curious. Is there any connection between Texas house prices/ rents and the crude oil markets? Are they correlated?Thanks.
Jimmy H.
Houston Memorial Day flood impact on home values?
For the REIs and realtors in Houston, have you noticed, or do you know if the market values for the areas and neighborhoods where homes that were flooded were negatively affected? Area's like the Galleria, Meyerland,...
David Tecchio
Impact of a large combined commercial &residential development
I would like to buy my first rental SFH in Poughkeepsie, NY near Marist College. The local medical center is building a 550 million dollar new hospital and transitioning into an academic center and is starting a resid...
Neil Narayan
How a recession could impact the housing market
A bevy of negative news this week has once again stoked fear that an economic downturn is imminent, however recessions don’t always impact housing with the same force as the job market or other sectors of the economy....
Ellie Perlman
COVID’s 5 Least & Most Impacted Multifamily Markets
According to Yardi Matrix most recent publication, “COVID-19: A Game Changer for Multifamily", nationally, rents have dropped by 0.4% since the arrival of COVID. This past week I decided to focus on some key areas of ...