Austin Shandley
Owner finance deal. Good or bad?
Looking for advice on owner finance deal from a family member off market. 3 bed 1 bath house with garage. Class B- neighborhood in the midwest. Rent would be around $800-900. 95k buying price. 5k down payment with a...
Brian Ma
Compounding Interest Question
Hello,Which makes more interest?1. Putting all available funds into a 3.3% compounding account?2. Putting aside a portion of available funds into a 4% compounding account?Thanks for your input!
Travis Hafer
Short Term Rental Port Aransas Texas Area
Hello,Newbie investors here looking to invest in vacation rentals for positive cash flow in the Port Aransas Texas area. I believe purchasing here would be good for short term rentals close to year around. We have enj...
Mindi Rosser
Analyze land deals as an owner-builder for a house hack?
Based on Oahu, we're looking to buy a piece of property zoned for a duplex and build on the property with the intention to live in one side and rent the other. If this model is successful, we'll repeat every few years...
Kyle Ashmus
First deal analyzed, any feedback/criticism would be appreciated!
This is a rundown duplex in my area that caught my eye, I have an investor willing to cover the purchase price and rehab cost in cash. This is very rough estimate because I haven't even seen the property in person so ...
Jonathan Lilly
Return on investment question
I am a little confused about calculating return on investment. Is debt paydown counted towards return on investment? For example, lets say I buy a house for $10,000 down and make $1,000 after expenses and mortgage pay...
Adam Gerber
Monthly repair costs on fully rehabbed property?
How do you guys generally calculate what % of money should be set aside on a monthly basis to cover any unknown repairs? I've read metrics such as 1.5 - 3% of the value of the property?Additionally, let's assume the p...
Martin Sterling
Markers of a Place to Invest in
I hear often, if there is a 99 cent store nearby a property, it's in the hood and not a good place to invest. Well, I've also seen some people invest very well in the hood. What are some hard concrete metrics that can...
Tim Baird
General RE investing software
I am newer to the investing game and BiggerPockets. I am wondering what others are using for probability and marketing software tools? Being new to BP, I am not sure if BP's Analyze RE Deals software is useful tool, o...
Patrick Tobin
Import
Does anyone know if there is a way to import the property spec when using the investment property analyzer? Maybe using the MLS number?