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I want to do a conventional mortgage. Unfortunately, my income isn't that great. Would a portfolio loan be a good option? I read online that they primarily look at DSCR and operating income. Is that true?
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In reference to cash-on-cash return, when calculating how much money was invested into the property, should I include any money that came directly from me that I put toward the reserves? Even if after the first 12 mo...
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If you have high earned income and can funnel some of the extra money into your passive real estate business to make repairs etc that supplements the passive cash flow, can you still write these expense of as business...
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Howdy all!I'm trying to find a way to streamline the lead followup portion of our lead-to-lease pipeline. We use a property management software that syndicates our listings to 20+ marketing websites, and we get inunda...
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Hi All, I live in the Denver metro area and am getting started with Fix and Flips. Does anyone have a contractor they have used for fix and flip properties? I am ideally looking for a tried and true contractor who...
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This weekend, I collected some FSBO sign information for prospecting. I'm a Realtor in south Florida and inventory is very low.I called some of the numbers and 2 are the "For Sale By Owner" signs are from listing age...
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Many of you come on to BP looking to start your real estate investment business. Here's a few helpful hints. 1. BP has some of the most experienced, and intelligent real estate investors, lenders, partners, developer...
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Held a rental since 1994, sold it this week after many years of success as a part of my portfolio. It is bittersweet. I learned and applied all of my 20 plus years of real estate knowledge with this property. The oppo...
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Sorry my last post did not have a full subject title.Hi everybody,I am a new investor, and following @Brandon Turner's plan of analyzing 3 deals per day. However, I don't believe that I have the correct template or ca...
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Hi, I'm looking to possibly buy a SFH to rehab and rent out. This will be my first purchase from an investment perspective and I need to line up funding. The offering price of the home is mid $500K - is it true that...