Hey Everyone, I've been building an Excel financial model that can quickly analyze potential value-add multifamily projects and I've run into an issue that I wasn't expecting - when calculating the returns, do you take into account both the refinance and sale proceeds, along with the cash flow?

House hacking can also help you offset your living expenses and gain experience managing a property.Also, building a strong foundation is crucial to you success.

Last week, I learned about Section 8.52.110 which is an LA County regulation requiring an owner to compensate residents they are evicting through the Ellis Act (no-fault) anywhere between $7k and $20k depending on the number of rooms in the apartments and the age/disability of the resident being evicted.I believe Hermosa Beach follows this rule, the city lies within LA County, but can't verify with anyone from the City if the City has a rule that supercedes the LA County rule.Can anyone with knowledge of this rule and how it is applied point me to a website or other source of information that would answer this question?

I'm a Lake county native and have found a lot of success here.

Get rid of debt, build a budget, and save.

I am curious about this nature of the business as I build my REI business.

@David Nino three buildings that make up 14 units, a W2 in a state I don't live in.

We are trying to build a portfolio in western PA where we currently live. 

There is a lack of new building and with the Tesla semi-truck factory opening next year the pressure on the housing market is only going to increase.

Is it as simple as: "most houses in the area sell/appraise for X, figure out how to build a house for X-20%" and there's your 20% immediate equity in a new build?