Rick Howell
Curious How Appraisers Determine Values of Properties?
You may have a number in mind when you think about the property value of your home, but a local appraiser may have an entirely idea of what your home is worth.A home appraiser has the power to make a big difference in...
Andrew Caldieraro
Refinance or not, in this case
I have the option to refinance a 30-year fixed loan from 4.5% to 4.0%. The refinance cost is $6k. It’d save me $11k if I kept the loan a full 30-years. At this time, I have no idea if I’ll keep the loan that long. Sug...
Chiagozie Fawole
Calculating the value of a duplex
I am considering purchasing a package of 3 duplexes located in what I would consider a transition point between high-end ($500K homes) and lower end (30K homes). There have been no recent sales in the very neighborhoo...
Lee Oday
Denver Rental Market
Looking for feedback from the community in regards to buy and hold cap rates and/or cash on cash returns. I've seen recent transactions across the metro area where investors have purchased properties with cap rates ar...
John T.
Metrics for all-concrete structure market
Hello BP!
I'm trying to find buy and hold metrics for rentals built entirely out of concrete. I reside on Guam and normal construction is all concrete. Given the higher cost of materials, does anyone have calculati...
Trevor Hawn
Florida Home owners Insurance is so high!!
I would love to get people's thoughts and guidance on home owners insurance on Florida. I'm trying to buy a vacation rental/STR in the Florida Emerald Coast area. I've received insurance quotes from a broker on two di...
Keon Shoulars
Should I Raise Rent
I am hoping I can get a little help as this is my first investment property. My current tenant is up for a lease renewal soon. My property manager sent me an e-mail asking if I would like to renew for month-to-month, ...
Isaac Summers
First Investment Cash on Cash ROI Target
Hey everybody.I'm completely new to this and have recently developed a passion to become financially independent. This is my first blog post on BiggerPockets and am still learning, so please be kind if I get my terms ...
Muks M.
My dilemma as a new investor
Really finding it hard to find 1% rule properties especially when you factor in vacancy, repairs, capex, HOA, PM fee in the total expense along with PITI. Recently found a short sales which may meet this criteria but...
Rob Bergeron
AIRBNB is the NEW BRRRR and NEW Flip!
First of all, who cares about interest of x when you are bringing in 2-3-4-5-6-7X in profit? Right now we all need to be SECURING THE ASSET. Someone recently said this and I loved it "Marry the house, date the financi...