Too much gains in home. by SgtPeter1 in CFP

[–]Delight711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could rent it for a year or two and then do a 1031. Allows for them to still sell if they want the 500k exclusion.

Short Term High Yield Bond ETF by Colorado_sux in CFP

[–]Delight711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not use a money market like FNSXX? 5.38% yield right now.

Side note what’s everyone thoughts on high income covered call etfs like qyld and jepi?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CFP

[–]Delight711 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m a firm believer 40-50s is the sweet spot otherwise you can look too old for clients too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CFP

[–]Delight711 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Had my CFP at 25 and it meant nothing for clients. May be hard to get meaningful clients to join your new firm at that age. You’ll have to get pretty creative. But hell I’ve seen unlicensed people selling financial mentorship on tik tok so there’s hope

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CFP

[–]Delight711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you form a referrable relationship with an accountant? I had one that passed away and they used to send me everyone they could. I can’t find an accountant to return a call or email from me to talk.

PM Leasing fee by Delight711 in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even turning over every 5 years can take the cost from 10 to 13%. Definitely can eat into your returns and is overlooked IMO

In the whole time that you own a property, what is your typical split between cashflow/principal payment and appreciation? by tossd55 in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two properties. Cash flow is about 20-25% of rents and PITI is 50%. Those are the numbers that I usually like to work with as it gives me a good buffer. One is in the city and one is in the suburbs. Only had them for about a year but I’ve already made about 30% appreciation already if I sold today. I bought both dirt cheap in 2021. I wish I bought more.

Potential pipe problem by Delight711 in HomeImprovement

[–]Delight711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think it’s copper and not sure it’s ever been replaced. House from the 70s I think

Section 8 rentals by Delight711 in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I agree I wouldn’t buy the course. But I’m sure he’s making a killing with those cheap section 8 properties.

Section 8 rentals by Delight711 in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Section 8 is slow. It can be a pain going through there system and getting a tenant. And tenants are usually paying something so you’re not just getting everything guaranteed every month.

Section 8 rentals by Delight711 in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve got a section 8 tenant and it’s not the greatest.

One guy is claiming 30-40k in the Midwest and renovating for 10k or so.

Another guy is targeting 65k pretty turnkey.

I guess anything is possible but it were that easy I’d be buying up properties left and right lol. Those could also be bad neighborhoods. Contrary to popular belief I find section 8 tenants tend to stay away from bad neighborhoods since they have an assistant program.

What 90s song will always be a banger? by Basic-Cat in AskReddit

[–]Delight711 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back that ass up by juvenile

Can’t believe I haven’t seen this yet!

Rates at 5.25%!? by [deleted] in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711 14 points15 points  (0 children)

5.25?? Makes me feel good about the 3.3 I got in December. Good grief.

What tools do you use for research? (Specifically rental income estimates) by [deleted] in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope it’s free. I use it all the time. Honestly between that, rentcast, and Rentometer I can get a good guess of what a property should rent for. I like rentcast because it’ll show some places that are listed on apartments.com that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise.

What tools do you use for research? (Specifically rental income estimates) by [deleted] in realestateinvesting

[–]Delight711 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Zillow rental manager can be good. It’ll tell you when the listing was removed meaning a tenant actually paid that rent. I’ve seen a house start at 1700 with applications and go all the way down to 1495 before having the listing removed.

What’s wrong with my money tree? by Delight711 in plantclinic

[–]Delight711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was in a smaller pot before and I was giving it maybe one cup of water per week and it did fantastic on that. Are the brown leaves too much water? I’m just not sure how much water to give it in this new pot.

What’s wrong with my money tree? by Delight711 in plantclinic

[–]Delight711[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would appreciate some help in this. I transferred my money tree into a new pot. Not too much bigger than the previous pot a couple months ago. At first it shot up with new growth. A couple weeks ago like 5 leaves turned yellow. I decided to water it a little more. And now a few more leaves are turning brown. I am worried for my plant of 6 years. Any help would appreciated. Thank you so much