David Robertson
What expenses are included in the 50%?
When using the 50% rule to evaluate rental properties what expenses are included in the 50%? Are taxes and insurance included in the 50%?
Thanks for your help.
Jim Herbst
Do you carry a home warranty on your rental properties?
To be honest, I'm not even sure if you can carry an annual warranty policy on rentals, but is this an avenue anyone utilizes? The benefits would certainly be to stabilize fluctuations in maintenance costs and to stre...
AJ Wong
Could De-Dollarization accelerate US RE?
The rules of investment of changed. The US dollar is at risk and the element of cash reserves essentially losing value should be beginning to factor into long term investment strategies. News and political affiliation...
Josh Justiniano
20 Unit Older Apt Building - Your Insight Is Needed
Just put in an offer for around 715k on a building in a lower income area in Chandler AZ, but surrounded by good neighborhoods with great schools, as well as higher income areas This particular neighborhood's median h...
Tyler J.
How can I make this work?
I am looking at this multifamily listed at 1.6m, but I can make it work with conservative numbers at 1.3m where 1m is seller-financed and the 300k is taken as a loan. I can support more than 300k with my job, but the ...
Dan Grove
List of questions to help interview potential team members
Hello BP friends,I am in the process of building my very first team and have been interviewing many people. During these interviews I often find myself unsure of what questions I should ask. Does anyone have a list ...
Will Eagles
Buying 10 units. Analysis
Ok so I have been doing a lot of research and im a bit confused by the process of purchasing a commercial apartment building. Here is the breakdown.Price$700,000Cap Rate11%No. Units10Occupancy100%Building Size10,435 S...
Henry Ra
Any creative way to provide “face-to-face” check-in in Big Bear?
Big Bear Lake requires “face-to-face” key handoff for STR owners, implying the Host (or a proxy) physically hand the keys to a Guest at the beginning of their stay.
I am strongly considering purchasing a property ...
Mark S.
Memphis, TN - Tax Assessment Notice
Got a tax assessment notice in the mail today. Basically says it’s not a tax bill but that assessments are done every four years. There is a way to do an informal appeal and then an actual appeal. I don’t know that...
Rich Bertran
Loan Restructure to Purchase
FIRST-TIME INVESTORREI Pros,I am looking to refinance my home and pull money out to pay off a property I own in Oklahoma to pull a loan against it and purchase a self-storage complex. Ultimately I want to hold the ren...