Biggerpockets also has a calculator you can use to analyze deals and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Although it's much more popular in the summer and you can get more money for rentals around that time, you're still getting people in the winter because it's so close to ski resorts.

So yesterday my partner and I finally analyzed two properties in our area - by leveraging the rental property calculator (what a tool). 

I need to get in some properties and analyze them to get practice.I guess the end question is, how do i find a local mentor that fallows BP?

I am trying to analyze deals these days and came across this 4 square method.According to these numbers even with 1% rule, I am not able to get 200 per door per month.Is this what your guys' numbers look like?

This is especially advantageous to individuals who are new to real estate and don't want to completely mess up which has a higher likelihood with the first few deals or those - like myself - who know enough to know they just don't have the time any longer to vet markets, build a team, analyze countless deals, and every other minor step that seems to often be skirted over when folks on here talk about their successes.

What skills do you bring into investing, do you have slills as a trade or handyman, good at finding/analyzing deals, connections to bring in capital, can you qualify for loans, are you good managing people(tenants, contractors) etc.I personally would do value add commercial real estate but that is based on my personality, skills and financials.

Not sure if this is a silly question, but I'm having trouble understanding what it means when REI say that a deal has to "work for your numbers." Can someone paint me a scenario using numbers to illustrate what a good...

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I am new to the group and real estate business.I have an opportunity to purchase a home from a friend of a friend, and am trying to analyze if it's a good deal.