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15 January 2025 | 6 replies
A good baseline is to calculate material costs (e.g., $300 for paint and supplies) and add a fair hourly rate for labor.
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21 January 2025 | 16 replies
Best advice is to learn from others and take calculated risks.
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19 January 2025 | 42 replies
All the partners must agree to make the choice, and the partners must be able to figure their own taxable income without figuring the partnership's income.
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24 January 2025 | 7 replies
BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.
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18 January 2025 | 9 replies
Educate yourself with resources like The House Hacking Strategy and practice analyzing deals using tools like BiggerPockets calculators.
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26 December 2024 | 4 replies
Yeah, I'm really disappointed that they removed the Air DNA from the calculators also!!!
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19 January 2025 | 8 replies
It may not be worth using an LLC on your first one.As for the calculations, just put the numbers in a spreadsheet and figure out which option costs you more.
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10 February 2025 | 21 replies
Were you making a calculated decision?
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17 January 2025 | 6 replies
Others are more hands off and want the data but don't need to calculate to the penny.
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7 February 2025 | 16 replies
If anything, when we plug in the details per the calculator we def have to put in higher then the estimiated 3% maintenance costs.