Brandon Donahue
New to the business in Colorado
3 June 2016 | 17 replies
For you, the buyer, the cap rate allows you to compare investments to each other.
Account Closed
Finding Average Rent Prices & Vacancy Rate Near Potential Investment
15 August 2015 | 9 replies
Hi Vadim, If you have a real estate agent on your team, they can search the area near you for closed leases on properties comparable to yours, in age/condition/square footage.
Lannie Norris
Local Michigan Wholesaler-Having difficulty finding high and low comps for my property
23 July 2015 | 7 replies
I will run a comparable market analysis for you.
Nicolas Franckenfeld
For rent-to own mobiles: Keep title in park's name or buyers' names?
2 August 2015 | 13 replies
He was a principal in the creation of the SAFE Act while at HUD, and in many manufactured home related issues at the CFPB until his retirement.Regulatory law is both complex and complicated when compared to other forms of law because in order to understand how it will play out, you first have to understand what the original intent of the law was when passed, rather than just what exists in writing.
Chris Harper
Top 20 Objections to REI
20 March 2017 | 21 replies
This means that the rent compared to PITI is reasonable.You can help the seller sell on terms and save some money for the seller, then you can take that house and rent it out for positive cash flow or lease it with an optionSay you have a $100,000 house with $95,000 against it, seller has to leave soon, market rent is $800, PITI payment is $600You can make 3% by putting together a lease with an option or a lease purchaseSteps1.
Matt McCourry
Are my numbers to conservative?? And, what should be included when calculating a cap rate?
28 July 2015 | 4 replies
@Matt McCourryFirst off, 1-4 units are considered residential, not multifamily/multiunit and are priced based upon comparative sales and not on income.
Kenton C.
Did I overlook this - tax assessment?
31 December 2015 | 8 replies
I researched what some comps in the area are paying for a comparable house worth 70,000, and the yearly taxes were around 1,000$, nearly a 30-40% increase!!
Nick Stango
Should I expect to cash flow when using a 15 year mortgage?
24 July 2015 | 10 replies
Your cashflow won't be as great (early on) but you are saving in interest and compared to a 30 yr fixed loan, your mortgage will be paid in half the time.
Sanzhar Zikirov
Newbie from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
24 July 2015 | 6 replies
Welcome @Sanzhar ZikirovI would say not to get discouraged and don't compare your progress to those here, as you are working with a very different set of circumstances to those of us in North America.
Chris Purcell
Would you buy a four-plex with a new apartment building being built across the street?
27 July 2015 | 10 replies
This is great news for you on two fronts:1) it should increase comparable rents in the area.