I'm new to REI. Many of the podcasts and much advice says to get started and not to sit on the sidelines forever. I've made contact with a loan officer. I have very good credit and could get together a down payment an...
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David Greene mentioned a DSR loan in one of his recent youtube videos which I've never heard of. If I understood it correctly-it's simply a loan that does not use your W2 to qualify but the lender would look at the pr...
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I recently vacationed in Destin with another family and returned to the same VRBO rental we stayed in the year before. Destiny East neighborhood if you're familiar. Our families are considering purchasing a luxury r...
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With property prices rising in the recent years, it seems like most turnkey companies cannot provide worthwhile returns. Most of the available properties I have seen recently quote an 8% cash on cash return, but after...
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Hello San Antonio investors! I have only been in the market for a few months, but I was super excited about living in a market that would allow me to invest locally. Unfortunately, every deal I analyze ends up in ei...
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Hey guys,
I am new to real estate investing but have been doing my research on how to get started. I am in my early 20s but want to get started as soon as possible. I had 2 questions which I could use some advice on...
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Hello BP community, I'm looking for ideas other than house hacking for a first purchase to break into the rental community. I live in Austin, TX and am having a hard time finding a "great" deal on a duplex or triplex...
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Does any body else feel guilty about running their real-estate agent around to look at low end properties and having them make countless low offers? My top budget is $150,000 so the commission isn’t going to be great...
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How do you personally calculate the cleaning fees?I've been running into this lately in my STR analysis. I have talked to PMs in the area and am told the "cleaning fee is a pass through cost" - I understand that the g...
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I've seen several types of calculations used to determine return on a note. One is the cash on cash method, and the other most frequently used is the IRR.
I am familiar with how to calculate both on typical r...