Why are people selling on the BP Marketplace?

[Nathan Veech]

Hey BP Forums:

I will preface this by saying I am new to real estate investing, and really excited to learn and get a better education in REI. Something I am trying to understand better is; "If a property is such a great investing opportunity (high CoC ROI, with a great cap rate), why are people selling that property?"

I understand that there are different types of investing (wholesaling, flipping etc.) that someone can pursue, and could be a valid reason, but is there anything else that I am missing here? Why sell a great deal when it could be more valuable to hold the asset earn have cash flow?

Thanks

[Jarrod Kohl]

I dont think there is a simple answer to this but I can try. It greatly depends on the deal and who is posting it. They may or may not even own the property.  Also, there are plenty of investors who don't want to hold, or they are trying to trade up.  So it is really on you to do your due diligence, it could be there is a bad roof or terrible tenants and they just want to get rid of it, OR maybe it cash flows great and they just want to cash out so they can pull their equity out.  

Lastly, yes if a deal is too good to be true, you should certainly go in with your skepticals on.