Gresham Real Estate Investing & Real Estate Financial Planning™ Podcast

Improving Cash Flow When Marketing Your Property for Rent

When real estate prices, mortgage interest rates, and rent rates are high, generating great cash flow from a rental property can be challenging. However, it is more important than ever to maximize cash flow.

There are 88 strategies for improving cash flow on rental properties. Some are used when searching for properties, some when selecting a real estate investing strategy, and some when financing the property. Other strategies are utilized when marketing the property for rent.

This mini-class will cover the latter group, focusing on strategies to improve cash flow when marketing your property to rent.

Check out the video of this class here:

Improving Cash Flow When Marketing Your Property for Rent - Video Recording

In this special mini-class for the Real Estate Financial Planner™ coaching program James covers:

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

WARNING: This is not our typical content.

Normally we teach real estate investing classes. This is not one of those classes.

May 20, 2023 is the 1-year anniversary of launching the new real estate investing podcasts.

To honor the anniversary, we’re recapping how the first year went including:

So, if you’re just interested in real estate investing... skip this recording.

However, if you’re interested to hear about the behind-the-scenes aspects of this podcast and see us build this in public, this is your chance to celebrate our first year together.

Happy anniversary!

Love,

James Orr

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums

New, lower mortgage insurance premium (MIP) rates will apply to mortgages insured by FHA on or after March 20, 2023. These rates were announced by HUD on February 22, 2023.

In this mini-class, James will discuss the improvements to FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums, as well as their previous rates. Additionally, James will explain how this change could impact your cash flow if you decide to buy a property using FHA financing in the future, especially duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes as a Nomad™ and/or house hacker.

Check out the video and interactive charts from this class here:

FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums - Video

In this class, James discusses:

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

Property prices and interest rates are high, while rents are lagging. Cash flow is both more important and harder to achieve than ever, even with our 88 strategies to improve and maximize it.

Another question common rises to the top of the list: should you put 20% down when acquiring your rental properties, or should you save up a little more and put 25% down even if it means a slightly slower acquisition pace?

Putting 25% down does get you a slightly better interest rate and because you’re borrowing less cash flow is slightly better too. Will that make up for having to wait a little longer saving up for slightly larger down payments?

In this special class, James will conduct a thorough comparison of the two strategies across 300 US markets, as the numbers vary depending on your local market's prices, rents, and income.

Which strategy—20% down or 25% down—gives you a higher net worth? Which gets you to financial independence the fastest? Which is the safest, and which has the most risk? Plus much more.

After attending this class, you should have a much clearer understanding of whether you should seriously consider taking the extra time and effort to save up 25% down payments or push to acquire as quickly as possible with 20% down payments when acquiring up to 10 rental properties.

Check out the video and interactive charts from this class here:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/model/20-versus-25-down-payment-no-oo/

Or, see Gresham specific, detailed analysis of a variety of strategies here:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/model/OR/Gresham/

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

Alternate Uses for Down Payments

It might seem obvious that the more money you save up for down payments, the more you can and maybe should put down as a means of improving cash flow.

But that might not always be the most optimal and effective strategy. In fact, there are a variety of other options available as alternatives that might improve how you look as a borrower and that may ultimately impact how well the property cash flows.

This mini-class discusses the alternate uses of down payments you might want to consider that can improve cash flow versus putting more down.

Check out the video and interactive charts from this class here:

Alternate Uses for Down Payments - Video

In this class, James discusses:

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ Updated

I know this sounds controversial, but I'll say it because it is true: everyone else's deal analysis spreadsheet for buying rental properties is wrong.

How?

First, they don't take into account that you MUST have reserves to buy rental properties. A correct deal analysis spreadsheet will take into account both the return you earn on the reserves you need to set aside to prudently buy rentals and take those reserves into account when calculating your return on investment. The "investment" part of the "return on investment" calculation must include the reserves you need to set aside. The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ does this correctly.

Besides ignoring the fifth return... the one from reserves... hardly any deal analysis spreadsheets take into account the four areas of return: appreciation, debt paydown, Cash Flow from Depreciation™ and the one most do include... cash flow. The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ does look at all 5 areas of return.

If you happen to be in a market where it is difficult to cash flow with little or nothing down and you choose to put little or nothing down, you're likely to have negative cash flow. Negative cash flow is really deferred down payment... if you put more down, you could get rid of it. But sometimes investors choose to put little or nothing down and therefore choose to pay a deferred down payment (aka negative cash flow) over time. Well, if your spreadsheet does not correctly calculate you setting aside the cumulative negative cash flow you need to prudently, more conservatively make your investment... then it is not analyzing deals correctly. The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ does allow you to model setting aside your cumulative negative cash flow to analyze your low down and nothing down deals with deferred down payments correctly.

If your old deal analysis spreadsheet does not focus on return on equity... and more specifically your return on the equity you'd have net of all the expenses to access that equity like closing costs, real estate commissions, capital gains taxes, and depreciation recapture taxes... then it is not analyzing deals correctly. The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ does look at your return on equity... and specifically your return on True Net Equity™ and the cost to access that equity.

And if your deal analysis spreadsheet is useless after you acquire the property, it is doing it wrong. The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ allows you to update the returns you're earning on your property over time to track the performance of your deal.

Discover some of the updates we made to The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ in this mini-class.

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

Improving Cash Flow When Considering Your Real Estate Investing Strategy

When prices are high, mortgage interest rates are high, and rents are lagging, it can be more challenging than ever to generate great cash flow from a rental property. However, it is also more important than ever to do everything in your power to maximize cash flow.

There are 88 strategies for improving cash flow on rental properties, and some of the most powerful are related to the strategy you use for the property you are purchasing. This mini-class covers all the cash flow improving strategies related to your chosen strategy.

Check out the video of this class here:

Improving Cash Flow When Considering Your Real Estate Investing Strategy - Video Recording

In this special mini-class for the Real Estate Financial Planner™ coaching program James covers:

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

What is the ideal down payment when purchasing a rental property?

While some real estate investors may barely scrape together the minimum down payment, there are advantages to putting down more. Additionally, changing your strategy to allow for a smaller down payment may also have advantages.

In this mini-class, James discusses how different down payment amounts can affect interest rates, overall return on investment, and changes you are likely to see in both interest rate and cash flow.

Check out the video and interactive charts from this class here:

https://refp.substack.com/p/how-much-should-you-put-down-when

In this class, James discusses:

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

Property prices and interest rates are high, while rents are lagging. Cash flow is both more important and harder to achieve than ever, even with our 88 strategies to improve and maximize it.

But a debate still remains: should you use smaller 5% down payments with the Nomad™ real estate investing strategy to acquire your rental properties, or should you save up 20% and buy non-owner-occupant properties at a slightly slower pace?

In this special class, James will conduct a thorough comparison of the two strategies across 300 US markets, as the numbers vary depending on your local market's prices, rents, and income.

Which strategy gives you a higher net worth? Which gets you to financial independence the fastest? Which is the safest, and which has the most risk? Plus much more.

After attending this class, you should have a much clearer understanding of whether you should seriously consider the Nomad™ strategy or opt for a slightly slower pace with 20% down payments when acquiring up to 10 rental properties.

See how putting 5% down compares to putting 20% down to acquire 10 properties compares in 300 US cities.

Check out the video and interactive charts from this class here:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/model/nomad-versus-20-down-payment/

Or, see Gresham specific, detailed analysis of both the Baseline Nomad™ strategy and 20% down payment strategy here:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/model/OR/Gresham/

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.

How to Get the Down Payment When Buying Rental Properties

There are two primary ways to deal with down payments when buying rental properties: first you can REDUCE the need for them and second you can focus on ways to PRODUCE the down payment required. In this mini-class, James discusses strategies to produce the down payments when buying rental properties.

Check out the video of this class here:

How to Get the Down Payment When Buying Rental Properties - Video Recording

In this special mini-class for the Real Estate Financial Planner™ coaching program James covers:

Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ by going to:

https://RealEstateFinancialPlanner.com/spreadsheet

Improve Cash Flow: Book a consultation to improve cash flow using our proprietary 88 cash flow improving strategies.

Real Estate Agent & Lender Collaborators: Interested in collaborating with us on the Gresham real estate investor podcast? Book a free consultation to discuss.