A single tenant - even in an apartment - can cost you thousands of dollars in losses before you can say, "I don't know what I'm doing!"

I found a nice apartment complex and the floor plan I like is on a third floor.

long time bigger pocket podcast listener looking for boom recommendations. im going to pitch to some investors in a couple months on acquiring a large apartment complex. looking for a book that will teach me how to find and analyze aparrments and how to show in real numbers the roi, cap rate, cash on cash etc and be abke to prove how they will make more money than they do in stocks. also want ro be able to analyze different complexes for deals. thanks in advance.

Just read a story here in the forums in the last few days of a part time agent who lost $25,000 to a wiring scam because he had no idea what he was doing as an agent. 

I recently read this book “the complete guild to buying and selling apartment building”.

I have purchased some pre made spreadsheets to analyze and underwrite potential apartment building investments, but I would like to know what you all use and/or recommend.   

My last attempt was no exception, seller wanted 5 day inspection on what was billed as primo condition 20 year old property, he blessed me with a 6.5% cap rate and "misstated"Expenses, followed me around during inspections telling me over and over how the neighbor next door is ready to purchase if i dont, never mind the failing brick siding, lack of house wrap, broken, non working windows, rotten decks,etc,etc.BUY IT NOW ask questions later cause there are 10 people behind you who will be happy with making zero for 3 years!

We rent a small two-bedroom apartment now and are interested in buying a SFH or a two- to four-unit property in the DC area and house hacking by renting out other rooms or units.

The property is titled and recorded in the buyer's name.This end buyer is now asking for a copy of My Original Note and Lien, which was never a part of the discussion with the 1st buyer nor is it in the contract.   

Very few of my tenants work at Cummins - I think this stems from most Cummins employees leasing apartments from the huge complexes in town.