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3 January 2016 | 13 replies
When choosing a car do you make the primary decision factor by which is cheapest?
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30 September 2015 | 7 replies
Check your market to see how demand factors in.
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20 September 2015 | 4 replies
So when you are looking at the comps, look at how long the days on market are and make sure to factor in the additional holding costs if applicable.
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14 January 2017 | 23 replies
Hi Rob:Besides price and less competition for properties, what were the deciding factors to build your team to invest in Kansas City and St.
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21 November 2017 | 9 replies
Bad areas have their challenges but there are ways to invest properly and and you can even improve the property and the tenants in the property if operated properly.Management is the number one factor.
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27 April 2019 | 19 replies
Sometimes you can look at stats all day, but common sense still needs to play a factor.
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21 September 2015 | 9 replies
How much of a loan will be dependent on the income, debt and other factors.
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22 September 2015 | 10 replies
I thought I would have to juggle the both of these forever.
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21 September 2015 | 1 reply
@Diamonte ZarbaWelcome to BiggerPockets When figuring out MAO I use the following numbers ARV x70%, - repairs -holding cost (10% of ARV), desired profit (20% of ARV) , cushion or oops factor (7% of ARV) = Maximum Allowed Offer Hope this helps Steve
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2 January 2016 | 60 replies
In other words, based on rental amount the property is either manageable to stable or it's going to be forever a struggle...Typically, I'd rather not struggle forever.