There are a plethora of investors with years of experiencing on this site and I was hoping to glean some knowledge. I have one single family home rental and I am currently looking to acquire a small multi-family prope...
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Could someone help explain the self sufficiency rule with FHA loans? Looking for a clearer answer and the lady at the bank isn’t quite sure and is waiting to hear from her under writers, which won’t be till tomorrow.R...
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Hi, I'm doing research on buying my first 3/4 unit apartment building in Chicago with an FHA loan. I have some question and confusion about the self sufficiency test.
1) When adding the income for your total net ren...
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Hi all, got another question as I’m preparing to step up to multi family. What options do I have in terms of required experience?Background: I built up a portfolio of 10 SFR plus one triplex when I lived in Atlanta. T...
I am purchasing a 12 unit building in about a week and wanted to make sure I am making a good choice with my insurance policy. Coverage seems adequate with this policy but I am struggling to fully understand all the ...
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Hi everyone,Is anyone familiar with the self-sufficiency test on FHAs with respect to buying a multi-family? I was told that it's a recent-ish provision that has made several FHA loans fall through. Apparently, 75% of...
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Hello All,Is it possible to by pass the self sufficient test when buying a 3 or 4 unit property? I was approved for an 800k FHA loan based on my income alone. Rental income was not included when calculating buying pow...
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BP Community, There is a Multi-family (4-plex) that I am interested in purchasing. Currently all 4 units are 1 BD 1 BATH Units and with the current market rents for 1 BD 1 BATH..... The property doesn't pass the FHA S...
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As some of you already know theres many wonderful advantages of owning real estate come tax time. For example, I’m able to show a rather small profit on each rentals due to depreciation and other expenses even though ...
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Need to close escrow on a transaction on Monday, October 13. It happened fast. And I need a new LLC to take title with. If I reserve a name officially, can I use that even if the rest of the process is not finished?Pl...