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Hamza Ibrahim | Commercial Advisor | eXp Commercial (ENGVEST)

Every solve here is a real problem from a real owner, worked in the open. The newest videos are Hamza's most recent Facebook lives, playable right on this page. Under each video sits its written twin: the same solve in text, organized by the problem, with the answer first and the math shown. New videos land here as they publish, from Facebook and YouTube both.

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Section 8 in Detroit, and taxes of $350 to $600 a month leave only $110 to $150 of cash flow

Because the tax bill in the listing is the seller's capped bill. In Michigan the taxable value uncaps the year after a sale, so a buyer underwrites a tax bill of $3,500 to $5,500 a year, and the rent that actually pays is the housing commission payment standard for that ZIP and bedroom count, not fair market rent.

A family that left a home over mold needs a healthy rental under $3,200 in Flower Mound, Corinth, or Denton

Start with the landlord, not the listing. The homes that fit rarely advertise dehumidification or filter ratings, so the pool is single owner and custom built homes and small local landlords, screened with three questions about the HVAC, past water inside the home, and how the owner handles moisture.

Looking for a realtor who can list a novation in Tulia, Texas

Ask one question before price comes up: walk me through how a novation closes. The right agent knows the contract structure cold, keeps the seller briefed at every step, and works with a title company that has closed one before.

Multiple rentals split between an LLC and his own name, and an umbrella policy that caps him at 4 properties

Fix the coverage first, get the lender answers second, move deeds third. The four property cap is one carrier's rule; landlord umbrellas exist that write larger portfolios, and a commercial umbrella can sit over an LLC. Deeding a financed house into an LLC before the lender answers can trip the due on sale clause.

First four unit in DC, offer in, two units vacant, and everything to set up before closing

Two jobs: verify what you are buying, and be ready to fill what is empty. Get every lease, deposit, and a current rent roll, have occupied tenants sign estoppels, read the settlement statement for deposit and rent credits line by line, and interview three property managers before you own the building.

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