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Hello BP, I have a SFR rental in the greater Tacoma Seattle area (not in Seattle proper though). The existing tenant has been in place for about 6 months. When I rented to them they asked about getting a dog and I mad...
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What debt-to-equity ratio are you comfortable with?If you own $5 million in real estate assets, how much debt would you be comfortable having on it? 25%? 50%? 75%?Why?Does your age impact this decision?
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What do you guys consider a comfortable cap rate with a first purchase ? A small 3-4 unit strip mall , fully leased . recent upgrades and maintenance completed.
Should not need much work going forward but i will hav...
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My lender is requesting a CPA comfort letter. Has any had experience with a lender requesting this type of document from their CPA? Has your CPA been reluctant to provide such a document due to the perceived liabilit...
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Anyone else seeing a surge in companion/comfort/service/you name it/pets?
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Hello All!I'm in the process of running the numbers on a few (2,3, and 4plex) deals. One of them is a 3 unit but it isn't a triplex, so there are no separate, walled off sections like the typical MFR. Two units down...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Silver Spring.
Purchase price: $475,000
Cash invested: $100,000
Are second investment and are first short term rental. We picked ...