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All Forum Posts by: Jerry Poon

Jerry Poon has started 39 posts and replied 231 times.

Post: Looking to Help Beginners ! (Investing , Financing, Managing)

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

@Account Closed Does this apply when I am in California, and am looking for out of state banks that are in the area where I want to invest?

Post: Looking to Help Beginners ! (Investing , Financing, Managing)

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

@Account Closed I am not in the finance world so I have a hard time learning to trust new bankers. Especially now in the internet age where you can fake so much information. I don't have the "eye" to scope out a legitimate lender or not. One bank I am working with has a very average website, but they are very legit and are great to work with. What questions/credentials do you ask from loan officers and banks to make sure they are legitimate businesses?

Post: Looking to Help Beginners ! (Investing , Financing, Managing)

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

@Account Closed Thanks so much for the response! Another issue I've run into is an individual loan limit. I will make these numbers up for convenience's sake. Bank A has an individual loan limit of $250k. Once you have borrowed that much from them, they refuse to make further loans to you even after you have proved to be very comfortably under the DTI ratio. How would you convince them to raise the individual limit on you? Or would you just go to another bank?

Post: Show me your 2% rule

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

@Eddie T. I agree with that. Thanks for the advice.

Post: Looking to Help Beginners ! (Investing , Financing, Managing)

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

@Account Closed What is the way to go after having used up the debt to income ratio? How do I find additional financing after that?

Post: Rent to Purchase Value Ratio

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

Zero vacancies. That is fantastic. I know that higher rent/price ratio homes are less desirable, leading to higher vacancy rates.

Post: Show me your 2% rule

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

@Eddie T. Where are you investing?

Post: Rent to Purchase Value Ratio

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

@Justin Fox It's what the tenant pays. This is before any costs/fees.

What vacancy and maintenance % are you look at with the 1.46?

Post: Rent to Purchase Value Ratio

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67

bumper

Post: Show me your 2% rule

Jerry PoonPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 236
  • Votes 67
Originally posted by @Greg H.:

I have about 20 of them in a few rural communities in Texas with my worst just below 3% and my best currently 5%.  

@Diane G. I see comments at least weekly that sub 30k and 2%+ rentals are in bad areas, C-D properties or in the Ghetto.  This is flat out incorrect in many cases

Here is my 5%- 3/1 with central heat/air, fireplace and carport outside of Lubbock.  Purchase $15,000 with current rent of $750

I currently have another on the same street under contract that will be 3%+

 I'd love to know more. Can you introduce me to your property manager?