Samson Kay
Business Lines of Credit, what can I do with one.
25 July 2013 | 5 replies
If you are buying a property with an ARV of $200k that needs $40,000 in repairs that you get for $100,000.
Kristin Whitaker
Full-Time Investors - Tell us how you quit your day jobs!
10 January 2014 | 49 replies
I had been investing in real estate as a sideline since 1981, when I started building a chain if automotive repair shops.
Michael Baradell
Advice on Fix and Stay... then rent
25 July 2013 | 4 replies
The home I am looking to purchase will need extensive repair.
Brad Kaan
First Real Estate Investment - Low %Down Payment
26 July 2013 | 1 reply
The usual rule of thumb is that if your purchase plus rehab costs are 70% of your eventually selling price (aka ARV or after repaired value), then you can expect a profit of 15% of ARV.
Mike Hurney
Easy to Collect rent?
30 July 2013 | 29 replies
When a new tenant moves in, I go over the lease and payment procedures with them and emphasize that my husband and I have to pay the mortgage every month with that rent, plus the maintenance fees, taxes, repairs, and insurance.
William Pickett
50% rule and a newb
26 July 2013 | 15 replies
Hey, I never heard of a 50% rule, it is usually 70& minus repairs.
Louise Whidby
Sure Need My BP members/friends (frustrated)
1 August 2013 | 30 replies
Have you evaluated the repairs?
Erik Drentlaw
What is the market like in Dallas?
30 July 2013 | 18 replies
To me thats typically the good old 70% rule minus repairs.
Daniel Nield
Dan's Adventures in Real Estate Marketing
27 October 2013 | 28 replies
Did my first-ever preliminary repair inspection (I am not a licensed home inspector, and they knew that going in).
Michael Spindler
Not another 50% question! Read a blog already… : )
27 July 2013 | 3 replies
It is only a matter of time before an expensive repair/replacement. 35% and the numbers look great, but I think that is a recipe for failure.The other problem is 4-plexes in my price range are not common.