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Due to COVID, vetting deals requires a keen eye now, more than ever before. These are the 3 areas I think require the closest focus.Vet the Sponsor FirstFinding the right sponsor is just as important as finding the ri...
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Hello! I am evaluating a Duplex in a semi-rural area in northern Michigan (about 30mins SW of Traverse City). I am struggling to find comps for both the purchase price, potential ARV, and potential rents to determine ...
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Good Afternoon BP,
I am currently working on getting a feel for underwriting and I am crunching numbers on multiple properties. The wife and I closed out or real estate and we are look to re-invest in the first to mi...
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I’m 41 years old and bought a triplex in 2004 for 135,000 at 6 percent, currently owe 84,000 left with 15 years to go. My return is around 300 a month after bills which up until this point I have just used as money t...
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Hey BP,Long post, thanks in advance to whoever sticks it out and reads it through!Background info- 1.Fiancé and I want to build wealth through real estate2.We look into purchasing our first home as a duplex in 20173.J...
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Further Analyzing rental property. Purchase price $50-60k. Low income area, not a warzone. Not counting on appreciation. Rehab 15K. Here's my #'sHome rents for $900 per month (5-10% below MR). Vac 10% ($90), maintenan...
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If you had to choose one MF syndicator to drop $100k with, who would it be and why?? I would look for principle protection as well as IRR for the main factors for me. Let me know your thoughts please!
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We rehabbed an STR, bought it at 400K, and we believe a conservative new value is 450K. Would 360K, or 80% of the new value, be the “cash out”? We follow someone on Instagram who seems to give this simplified equation.
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I’m a new investor with 1 property under my belt. It is a 1b1b condo I took out a loan for and purchased November of 2019. The loan came to 65,000$. I lived there for a short while and rented it out in February of 202...
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Hello friendsSo I am all set to close on my first rental. This one is a 1935 built 2 story 3/2.5 recently updated (roof, paint, windows, electrical etc). The area is Wickliffe. A safe suburb with good (6, 7) schools. ...