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Ryan Halverson How does this even make sense
17 February 2013 | 1 reply
Purchase Price: $174,900Mortgage: $838.89 with 20% down @ 6% and 5% closingCash Outlay: $43,725-Income-Rent: $1900/month (optimistically)-Expenses-Maintenance: $190/monthVacancy: $190/monthProperty Manager: $0 (self PMed)Insurance: $115/monthTaxes: $510/month (ouch)NOI: $16,860CoC: 1.54%CAP: 12.52%Profit: $27.99/door/monthI would have to offer $130,000 on this property to make $200/door/month.
Karen Margrave DO YOU SEE A PROFIT TO BE MADE HERE?
4 March 2013 | 5 replies
Based on my quick calculations, it looks like a 12% net profit with an exit price of $650k, and 30% on a $750K exit.
Jake Kucheck Has Anyone Started a B-Corp?
11 November 2013 | 42 replies
I thought B Corps were some type of non-profit.
John Thedford Is It Better To Hold SFR Investments Inside Or Outside An IRA or 401K?
19 February 2013 | 13 replies
Depreciation and deductions disappear, but the ability to push out recognition of profits for decades (or forever in a Roth) makes growth easier.Successful retirement investing is about 1> preservation of capital, and 2> finding an acceptable return.
John Thedford Where ARE The Deals? How To Locate Them?
12 May 2013 | 9 replies
This will allow you to side-step your competition and be much more effective at finding some high equity deals.Depending on what kind of budget and time you have available to work with, direct mail, advertising and networking can all be huge avenues that will bring you some profitable deals pretty quickly.
Adam Bergman New to BP. To Buy and Hold or Flip
19 February 2013 | 1 reply
Then focus on whichever strategy (or combination of strategies) gets you to those goals faster.If you're asking what I'd do, I'd focus on a combination of flipping (to generate short term profits) and buy-and-hold (to generate longer-term cash flow).
Fred Dray My first flip...Is this a good deal?
19 February 2013 | 9 replies
Which include new roof, paint and new gas lines.Wholesale fee $1,500Closing and Holding costs $1,000Total cash in $32,500 (which I am supplying)Estimated selling price $45,000Total projected profit after 5% closing costs $10,250 of which I getInvestor Payout (5% for 6 months = 10% APR $1,250Investor Projected Profit (20% profit split) $2,050So my investment of $32,500 for six-months will return $3,300Does the above seem fair?
Matt M. Worth it to pay double and have mortgage paid off in 15 years, or ride out the 30 years
28 February 2013 | 23 replies
Is it wiser to ride out the 30 years... or should I double-pay and be ready to make more profits in the 15years?
Bill Gulley How Many Investors Have Related Financial Sales Experience?
5 March 2013 | 12 replies
This was something I found out from my years owning a construction company, something I learned to recognize with my financial planning and insurance background, and something I finally implemented with my current investor mindset:Years ago I worked for a builder who would borrow money out of his life insurance policy, he would build a house with it and sell it and put the money back into the policy while keeping the profit.
Tim Smith How do high wage earners benefit from real estate related tax deductions?
12 November 2018 | 32 replies
Here are a few reasons why your losses may not be fully deductible:* You do not actively manage your rental so losses are only allowed if there are profits from other passive activities.* You do actively manage your rental so $25,000 in losses are allowed if your income is $100,000 or less.* Your income is over $150,000.