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17 December 2024 | 2 replies
I'm having a hard time finding any estimating tools for this kind of a project, adding a story and multiple BR/1 BA, and wondered if there were any tools, sites or recommendations any of you have for this kind of a project.
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21 December 2024 | 11 replies
If you can rehab your way into a house-hack of a small multifamily and live on site, I think that would allow you to improve your cash flow by getting a short-term rental license even though the city is making it harder to do STRs.
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9 December 2024 | 1 reply
.), 1 stored in a cloud environment (and secured) and 1 off site.
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14 December 2024 | 12 replies
We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.
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14 December 2024 | 3 replies
I went to sign up on the advice of a friend and realized I had signed up 11 years ago and never used the site.
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28 December 2024 | 26 replies
Currently in the process of getting other sites ranked.
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19 December 2024 | 5 replies
For something more robust, tools like Excel or online calculators from financial planning sites might better suit your needs.Your ROI Formula:ROI = (Net Cash Flow ÷ Total Out-of-Pocket Investment) × 100For your scenario:Net Cash Flow = Annual Rental Income - (Mortgage Payment + 401k Loan Payment + Other Expenses)Total Out-of-Pocket Investment = $40,000 cash + $50,000 loan payments over 5 years.I came across a piece in Bloomberg recently discussing creative financing, and they touched on ROI calculations for multiple loans.Personal anecdote: A buddy of mine leveraged a 401k loan for a fourplex.
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7 February 2025 | 100 replies
I must have tried to explain this, as you did here, at least 20 times (at least) on this site.
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21 December 2024 | 6 replies
https://www.forbes.com/sites/amydobson/2019/09/12/these-10-cities-will-be-the-most-vulnerable-when-the-recession-hits/#355288432aa1@Ryan SwanCan you explain the high tenant demand?
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25 December 2024 | 28 replies
@Chris KellyFind an on-site 3rd party to corroborate.