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Kayla Elliott What is the best loan strategy for this buy and hold?
30 January 2025 | 8 replies
I see many situations where one generation wants to buy out a prior generation or, more typically, siblings.
Kate Zieverink McMinn New to ADU - Checklist or Cheat Sheet?
17 January 2025 | 6 replies
In southern CA, even garage conversion ADU additions are typically costing more than the value added.  
Blaise Bevilacqua First deal (thoughts?)
27 January 2025 | 3 replies
-Management is low - you'll need at least 10% plus leasing costs - typically a month's rent for each lease-up, and sometimes a renewal fee as well-Insurance seems low-Are taxes accurate? 
Brandon Stelling Military Vet investors 100% disability benifits
29 January 2025 | 8 replies
@Brandon Stelling, thank you for your service.  
Shiloh Lundahl Who here has 50 or more properties?
1 February 2025 | 2 replies
We decided to quit buying rentals to hold, and instead, the units that we typically would rehab and hold, we are going to rehab and sell.
Leslie L Meneus Is Franchising/Business Ownership "Really" Not Considered REI?
30 January 2025 | 4 replies
Those that own it can be harder to sell as the cash flow from the business will cover the debt service for the business, but not for the real estate.Example: I had a very high-end assisted living facility on the market. 
Praveen Kumar Rent to retirement
27 February 2025 | 10 replies
There are tons of threads here on BiggerPockets where you have a new investor bashing a property manager, seller or turnkey guy and then when the experienced investors chime in it becomes very clear that the new investor wasn't telling the whole story and there typically wasn't any wrongdoing by the property manager, seller, turnkey guy or what have you.
Jardin Gwin Beginner Looking for Guidance in This Space (Affordable Markets, Midwest & South)
26 February 2025 | 15 replies
Turnkey properties typically range from $100K–$300K, and the landlord laws are much more investor-friendly compared to other markets.2. 
Tim Bergstrom Looking into Louisville market
10 February 2025 | 30 replies
Louisville is fantastic for cash flow and is a safe place to start since we don't typically get caught up in the roller coaster effect of steep appreciation followed by sudden pull backs when the market isn't red hot.  
Chris Core Everything needed to start, can't find a cash flowing property.
8 February 2025 | 13 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.