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Hi Everyone,I understand that the 50% rule is basically, in MF, is the general rule for expenses which includes vacancy, management, trash, etc. But is it taken from the actually income or potential income or potenti...
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what is the 50% rule? what is the 2% rule both in page 2 of the reports?
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Hi everybody,Newbie here, looking to buy my first property. I'm not totally green to the life of a landlord, as I have managed my dad's 4plex property since I was a teenager. However, he bought in the 90s, in a nice p...
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We are looking to bid on a townhome but found out that more than 50% is rented out. My mortgage broker says we will end up paying a lot more interest rate if that is the case. Is that true? We are under a tight deadli...
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Hi everybody,I have been searching for about 6 months for a 3-4 unit multifamily unit in the Chicago area, preferably north side. I am also planning on using an FHA loan, which has made the process more difficult. At ...
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Hello,
I have never done a BRRRR before. I am looking forward to it, but have yet to find a deal so far. However, I have been using the BP BRRRR calculator tool for some offers I have made, and my question for the ex...
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American Homes for Rent (NYSE: AMH) numbers for quarterly period ended June 30, 2015.. for 37,491 single-family properties in 22 states:Rents from single-family properties $137,818,000Fees from single-family propertie...
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First Post!So i've been lurking around on the forums for awhile, and listening to the podcasts on and off for the last few month. I have a question regarding the 50% rule. I am looking to buy my first investment hom...
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I am thinking about building a 6 unit building. Each unit is 3br/2ba and would rent for 850.00. This is a little below market to be conservitive. I can build the project for an all in cost of $385k. This would be a ca...
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Hello everyone, this is my very first post. I am pretty well educated on a lot of the terms and about REI in general, but I am still confused about the 50% rule and some of the math. Since I over analyze everything, I...