Secrets to Improving Cash Flow
Learn the secrets to improving and maximizing cash flow on rental properties in Winston-Salem.
Learn the secrets to maximizing cash flow on rentals in Winston-Salem.
This class is Module 26 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets.
Topics covered in this module include how to improve cash flow:
- When selecting a real estate agent/broker
- Locking/floating your mortgage interest rate
- Searching for less expensive properties
- Searching for pretty properties that don’t need work
- Searching for properties and negotiating for seller concessions
- Searching for properties with creative financing
- When selecting a lender/mortgage broker
- When selecting a loan based on closing costs
- Offering less than list price when buying properties
- Paying for closing costs upfront instead of financing them
- Pre-paying Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) instead of paying it monthly
- Getting a staggered rate mortgage
- Buying down your mortgage interest rate
- Improving your credit score
- Adding a strong borrower to the loan
- Removing a weak borrower from the loan
- Getting a loan partner
- Signing up for auto-pay
- Having additional accounts or relationship with your lender
- Changing the amortization of the loan including interest only loans, negative amortization loans
- Improving your interest rate from changing loan durations
- Extending the repayment period
- Changing the amount borrowed
- Changing your loan-to-value of the mortgage
- Accepting an adjustable-rate mortgage
- Eliminating PMI
- Pre-paying PMI
- Utilizing a rate and term refinance before acquisition
- Doing a cash out refi to buy/refi a property
- Paying cash for a property instead of financing it
- When getting private or creative financing
- Formally assuming a mortgage
- Changing the term of the lease
- Utilizing lease-options
- Niching down and catering to a specific group of tenants
- Utilizing roommates, renting by bed/bedroom and/or renting by parts
- Subdividing the property
- Upgrading the property
- Installing solar
- Furnishing the property
- Converting the property to more optimal configurations
- Collecting improvement rent
- Optimizing the marketing of the property
- Maximizing exposure when marketing
- Improving your sales skills to tenants and tenant-buyers
- Optimizing showings
- Refinancing the property to extend term and/or improve rate
- Paying off the loan completely
- Correcting inaccurately assessed properties
- Voting to minimize taxes
- Shopping insurance rates
- Changing insurance coverages
- Changing who is insured
- Changing insurance deductibles
- Requesting PMI be removed
- Getting discount for auto-pay
- Getting discount for early payment
- Self-managing the property
- Hiring a professional property manager
- Managing your property manager
- Insisting on best property management practices
- Maintaining your property
- Using quality materials in your property
- Accelerating depreciation
- Offering additional paid services to tenants
- Offering done-for-them services to tenants
- Correctly billing back for services included
- Tiering rent by credit score
- Collecting pet rent
- Changing billing frequency
- Offering auto-pay
- Offering discount for early or on-time payments
- Insisting on ample notice of lease renewal
- Marketing early for next tenant
- Renewing leases during peak season
- Insisting on tenant’s having renter’s insurance
- Plus much more...
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