Aaron Smith
Estimating expenses when the owner uses the ol' shoe box method
12 October 2016 | 6 replies
I know not to place much faith in the pro-forma's, but they do give me somewhat of a start.
Steffany Boldrini
How to start with notes investing?
4 March 2019 | 9 replies
A good foundation would be a combination of the following:Reading through this forum's posts - https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/70BooksInvest in Debt - Jimmy NapierBooks by Dave Van Horn, Martin Saenz, Gordon Moss, other educators (haven't read them all but they came highly recommended)Scott Carson's videos on YouTube/VimeoPodcastsThe Note Closers ShowNote MBAGood Deeds Note InvestingNote IncYou'll find great tidbits through these resources to help form a working knowledge.
Jeff G.
Start an LLC prior to first investment?
10 January 2015 | 5 replies
Does it make sense to you to form a LLC and does the above make sense to you?
Austin Faux
I Need to Make More Offers!
23 January 2015 | 4 replies
Here are some ideas I didn't see you mention: Road Side Signs, Social Media Campaign, a Website (that can actually automate some of the stuff your Wife can't get to b/c of kids and life) and the last mention would be to form a Team.Real Estate Investing is not a 1 Man or 1 Family career, it's a Team Sport.
Varun Patel
Chicago 60628 Turnkey Property
9 May 2020 | 1 reply
I am also not sure it will be a good investment for me since it is my first rental property investment.Numbers based on the biggerpockets rental property calculator: (assuming vacancy rate 5%, Cap ex 10%, property management 8%)ReturnsNOI$7,884 CoC RoI14.70% Pro Forma Cap7.88% Purchase Cap7.88%50% RuleTotal Monthly Income$1,40050% for Expenses$700Monthly P&I$39350% Rule Cash Flow$306zip code: 60628Home built year: 1926It shows on trulia that is was last purchased for $64,500 and it was listed on roofstock for $105,000.
Jacob Simerly
New Investor with Questions about Partnerships
6 August 2020 | 1 reply
My only question is about legal.Do we need to form a company to have our partnership?
Ashley Benning
Is this too much to ask my realtor to do?
26 July 2017 | 39 replies
If your market changes rapidly, have them send you updated sold data every month or so.This way you can start figuring out ARV by yourself and you will be in a better position to work with your agent more productively.I guarantee if you do those 2 things, your relationship with your agent will be solid.1) Form a plan around submitting low ball offers2) Get sold data from your agent and figure out ARV on your own.
Stephen Brown
Newbie trying to do deal analysis, I need a lot of help!
21 April 2020 | 5 replies
I look at a pro-forma but I'm not sure how to do the analysis part.
Dustin Burke
Lawyer - Attorney - Central Valley California - Reno Nevada
26 March 2018 | 0 replies
My partner and I are about to close on our first deal but would like to use this opportunity to form a relationship with a Lawyer for future work.
Nathan Hillier
Out of state investing - What's stopping you?
23 April 2019 | 41 replies
The solution is having a good pro-forma built that you can plug properties in to.