Deal Alchemy™ - Residential vs Commercial Property Deal Alchemy™ is all about manipulating the returns you're earning on your investments. Often, this is done through the choices we make when selecting the investment property and the strategies we choose to implement. For example, you could choose to invest in residential properties where your tena…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor Dan Painter on April 14, 2024.Di gracepointe

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Warning - Risks of Loan Called Due When Investing in Real Estate Investing in real estate adds some risk to an already risk-filled life. However, certain activities and strategies when investing in real estate create additional risks that other strategies and activities do not have. For example, choosing to utilize strategies where the lender has t…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor Dan Painter on April 7, 2024.Di gracepointe

How to Analyze Buying a Rental Property at a Discount in Naperville Some real estate investors insist on only buying properties where they can purchase them at a significant discount. While not mutually exclusive, other investors insist on buying quality properties at a fair price as long as it gets them their desired returns and will stand the tes…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor Dan Painter on March 31, 2024.Di gracepointe

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How to Calculate PMI If you're planning to buy a property and put less than 20% down, you're likely to be required to pay Private Mortgage Insurance. Lenders prefer that you put at least 20% down, but if you insist on putting less than 20% down, they may still make the loan. However, they will usually do so at a slightly higher mortgage interest ra…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor Jim George on March 24, 2024.Di gracepointe

In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Marty takes us through passages in the gospels of Matthew and Luke that show us how Jesus was received by the crowds in Jerusalem, and what our response to him should be today.Di Pastor Marty Sloan

There are a large number of investing strategies you could pursue as a real estate investor: Nomad™, house hacking, fix and flip, buying 20% down rentals, buying 25% down rentals, saving up to buy free and clear rentals and many, many more options. Which is the best? Which gets you to financial independence fastest? Which gives you the highest net …

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This sermon was delivered by Mike Fern on March 17, 2024.Di gracepointe

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In this message, Pastor Marty focuses our attention on the church and the calling we have from God to grow His kingdom. We'll explore the parable of the guests invited to the master's feast, and who it was that ended up sitting at the table.Di Pastor Marty Sloan

Deal Alchemy™ - Increasing Down Payment There are four primary returns from investing in rental properties: appreciation, cash flow, debt paydown, and the tax benefits of depreciation. Additionally, there is a secondary return in the form of the interest earned on the reserves required to make the investment in the first place. Many real estate inv…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor Rick Pierson on March 10, 2024.Di gracepointe

Warning - Risks of Rental Property Expenses When Investing in Real Estate Risk is all around us. When we choose to invest in anything, we’re choosing to take on the additional risk characteristics of that investment. For example, when we choose to invest in real estate, we choose to take on the risk characteristics of the specific real estate inves…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor John Spina on March 3, 2024.Di gracepointe

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How to Analyze a New Construction Single-Family Home Property in Naperville Your ability to analyze deals is arguably the most important skill as a real estate investor. It allows you to make smart investment decisions and helps you avoid making career-ending bad decisions, such as buying cash-flowing-sucking vampire properties. In this class, Jame…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor John Spina on February 25, 2024.Di gracepointe

In this message, Pastor Marty focuses our attention on the Holy Spirit: The person, the mission, and the movement. This is the third of a multi-part look at one part of the triune God. We'll understand His purpose and His power in and around us.Di Pastor Marty Sloan

The 3 Strategies to Pay Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Whether they're putting 15% down and buying a non-owner-occupied property or utilizing an owner-occupied loan with 0%, 3%, 3.5%, or 5% down for Nomading™ or house hacking, some real estate investors will choose to put less than 20% down. With the decision to put less than 20% down comes the c…

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This sermon was delivered by Pastor Dan Painter on February 18, 2024.Di gracepointe

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Investing in real estate is full of truthy-sounding falsehoods: it is always better to do X than Y. However, if you were crazy enough to sit down and do the math, you'd find the truth to be much more nuanced. For example, should you take all your extra cash flow and savings and apply it to your mortgages each month to pay off rental properties fast…

This sermon was delivered by Doug Busch on February 11, 2024.Di gracepointe

In this message, Pastor Marty focuses our attention on the Holy Spirit: The person, the mission, and the movement. This is the second of a multi-part look at one part of the triune God. We'll understand His purpose and His power in and around us.Di Pastor Marty Sloan

Deal Alchemy™ - Cash Flow to Debt Paydown There are four primary returns from investing in rental properties: appreciation, cash flow, debt paydown, and the tax benefits of depreciation. Additionally, there is a secondary return in the form of the interest earned on the reserves required to make the investment in the first place. Many real estate i…

This sermon was delivered by Pastor Rick Pierson on February 4, 2024.Di gracepointe