Learning the Numbers on Flips and Rentals

[Chris Galetta]

I’m extremely new to the bigger pockets podcast, having only listened to the 4 latest episodes.

I am in search of a place I can go to read up on the numbers side of things for real estate investments in general. I understand I can use the forums, but I am unsure of exactly what I should be searching. If browsing the forums is the best thing for me to do, then send me on my way!

For examples:

1) I would like to know more about how hard money loans work in both flips and rentals. More specifically, how you stay on a positive repayment path without losing money.

2) I would like to know how I can judge a potential renovation to be a good investment for a rental property or not. What goes into calculating cash flow? What needs to be accounted for when calculating cash flow?

3) I would like to better understand how to best utilize profits from a flip or cash flow from a rental to go into the next deal. What am I aiming for?

Hopefully these questions do not appear to be the wrong questions

Thank you for your time and assistance!