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I was just told by a lender yesterday that my debt to income ratio was above 45% so I need a cosigner for an investment property. The key thing that sticks out to me in this conversation was that by having a primary ...
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My business partner and I purchased a 3 flat in Chicago for $325k about 3.5 years ago. We are currently getting $4300 in monthly rent - Soon to be $4600. We formed an LLC immediately after purchase. We have bee...
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I searched for answers to this topic but couldn't get any information. My question is simply if i own 5 rental properties and they each are cash flow positive. How can i get a 6th one? My dti will be reaching 50%. I...
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I have two rental properties
One with a $5400 mortgage payment with $6600 in rents coming in after expenses ($1,200 in profit)
Another with a $2000 mortgage payment with $3000 in rents coming in after expenses ($1,...
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Can you still be considered a real estate professional while using a management company for AirBnB? I want to use the losses to offset my W2 income. Thanks
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Does the time spent in re-development of a building (planning, financing, supervising, and construction) and renting the building to a business count for material participation hours to gain real estate professional s...
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Hello . Does anybody know...Does finished basement adds value when applying for cashout refi? 1) does it add to overall house sf?2) if I add 2 bedrooms in finished basement do they count and add value?My basement 1000...
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When you lenders are looking at landlord experience on tax returns, what exactly is it that you are looking for? Is it a certain dollar amount? is it a generally accepted percentage of what a property might bring in i...
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Hello All - this is a newbie question, but should you include your rent in a multi-family property that you plan on residing in? Especially when evaluating gross income and cash flow?Are there tax or liability benefit...
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Hi All!I'm wondering if I were to refinance a handful of my properties into a non-recourse commercial loan, would these properties then come off of my personal credit so that I could purchase more properties with Fann...