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Jennifer Cramer First Post: Overwhelmed and can't figure out where to invest
14 November 2023 | 151 replies
Fortunately, there is an easy method based on elimination, not selection.The process is illustrated below.
Supada L. First rental turned out to be negative cash flowed.
21 January 2021 | 191 replies
Your post is a great illustration of this.
Scott E. Airbnb Guest Refuses to Leave or Pay Rent for 540 Days
17 October 2023 | 76 replies
She wore a green tattered skirt and a cane, Pitiful Pearl doll illustration below.Tenant went to Harvard and this is her third gig.
Karen Margrave People are fleeing California, are you?
26 January 2019 | 311 replies
If you took a pulse of the youth all over the country and even abroad, most want to move to California if they could.So yes let’s do illustrative math.
Irving Casas Portland Oregon Duplex
2 January 2021 | 8 replies
This was to just serve as an illustration and gain familiarity with my analysis - I would account for a few other things in a real life scenario. 
Ben Rutkevitz Paradigm Life, Infinite Banking, Whole Life Insurance
10 January 2023 | 134 replies
An agent can run an illustration for you and tell you how much you should borrow. 
Hemang S. Reasonable percents for repairs, vacancy, and cap-ex
24 April 2021 | 12 replies
The responses to this thread with example numbers illustrate exactly what many others have said about not using a number for one region/property class for another.
Rachel Waldorf The Best Financing Options For Zero Income Borrowers With High Savings
4 April 2024 | 8 replies
I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.
Eddie Lozada Debt-to-income is my barrier
6 February 2022 | 13 replies
For illustration purposes, I'm going to use the $5/month number, but it works with either the math is just simpler with the primary residence numbers.