John C.
Short Term Rental Pro Forma Spreadsheet
I am an aspiring Short Term Rental investor looking to get feedback on a pro forma spreadsheet. I am looking at properties around the Joshua Tree, CA area. Please see spreadsheet link below and feel free to use it as ...
Stanley J Okazaki
Practicing my property analysis...can you check my work?
I suck at numbers, so I made up some for a hypothetical subject-to deal to sharpen up. Can you experienced investors please critique my work? My hypothetical plan is to take over the loan> get a tenant in> cashf...
Jonah Slove
Potential first deal
Hi all,Curious people's thoughts in this deal. I am OOS looking to invest in an area like Detroit and start with a SFH. This is ready to rent and I have spoke with PM and rent is realistic. Not quite a BRRRR as more o...
Julian L.
Long Distance Rental
Hello all -I am 31 years old, originally from Fargo, ND and currently living in Los Angeles, CA. Needless to say, the real estate markets are completely different here than back home. I've been saving up for a downpay...
Ben C.
Allowances on building project
Hello,I was wondering if construction allowances (found in residential construction bids) are part of the contract price or in addition. For example, let’s say contract price is $200,000 and there is a $10,000 kitchen...
Asim G.
Buy and hold SFR with illegal additions
Hi,I am new to the Phoenix market and am exploring the purchase of buy and hold SFR. I keep coming across properties that have a higher sqft in the listing than what shows up on the county site and I can only assume t...
Kosh Vokter
Convert Loft into Bedroom
Currently, a 4 bed 2.5 bath, 2 story SFH. All bedrooms are on the 2nd level and there is a big open loft area with windows on 2nd level that's not used much now. Upstairs has 2 bathrooms (1 for master bedroom + 1 shar...
Samantha M.
Does HUD pay holding costs of any sort?
For properties that HUD owns, do they pay holding costs of any sort on their properties? Properties should be winterized, so no utilities. I am assuming they don't pay for property taxes since HUD is a branch of the g...
Jeff L.
Please explain a basic concept to me: Equity
I've been reading the basics of note investing, and keep coming across people recommending buying notes that have a lot of equity. I don't quite understand it and was hoping you guys could explain it to me (I'm sure i...
Ben Hofstra
Predicting City Growth - What Trends & Data Matter?
Hey everybody, I am planning to buy my first investment property in the form of a house hack in the next year and a half. My current goal is to narrow down areas to look at so that I can start paying closer attention ...