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Rashad Strong I’m ready to learn and out the work in! I just don’t know where to look.
25 June 2025 | 5 replies
Charge Starbucks, charge gas, charge food, then put the money on the side and when the bill comes in pay it off in full. 
Ashlee Fake Investors: What's Your #1 DSCR Refinance Frustration?
16 June 2025 | 8 replies
I think it also boils down to experience of who you are working with and how far down the food chain they are.
Sarah Buchanan Rent collection twice a month?
15 June 2025 | 9 replies
So make sure it is written as twice a month payment (or every 2 weeks)A clear red flag is this person has no saving as a safety net.
Suad Kantarevic Property investor? Know what a Sober Home is? Own—or want to own a Sober Home?
8 June 2025 | 8 replies
Kinda like telling a rude worker at the drive-through of a fast food restaurant that you won’t come back due to cold fries. 🍟 (In reality, the worker could care less if you came back and probably hoped you didn’t.)
Austin Wolff Studies on gentrification
1 June 2025 | 8 replies
According to the study, ‘These results seem compatible with the literature on “food deserts” that documents how poorer people live in areas with fewer options for healthy food.’To help with identification, here's a list of all new Starbucks that have opened.Another indicator is the increase in median wages in an area where median rents are at-or-below the median rent for the entire city.
John McCormack Best Loan Product for Renovation for Rental
19 June 2025 | 7 replies
rehab or bridge loan (short term debt) to get the cash to reno, do the reno, put a tenant in, and then do a DSCR loan for long term debt. if the property is in good enough condition and you can qualify using income instead of a renter, you could likely do a fannie/ freddie inv. loan and just dive right into a 30 year fixed without having 2 different transactions. this will save on transactional costs but it would have to pass appraisal (reads: the property has to be livable without health an safety issues). hope this helps
Mel Rosario Is there a better strategy than what I am currently doing?
17 June 2025 | 6 replies
Just some food for thought!
Michael Romero Quadruplex in Indy - $58k in repairs. Seller offers only $12.5k in price reduction.
9 June 2025 | 6 replies
Safety items sure, but those should be fixed because tenants are currently living there.
Marcus Williford Building Under Contract - ROBS funded - Possible Construction Loan?
12 June 2025 | 4 replies
Caveat is if there are safety items like 30 units need secondary fire access road, so the phase that hits 30 units also has to be the phase that builds the secondary access road if it isn't in yet...that kind of thing. 
Nathaniel K. Insights on Section 8 as a landlord/Investor
25 June 2025 | 32 replies
One tenant has a college degree and gets food stamps.