Tyler Hoff
I'm Just Starting Out and Found a Dream First Investment for 2M
So I've been studying Real Estate off and on for my entire adult life, and am really wanting to dive in. I found an amazing property with a Cashflowing AirBnB - and I want to use OPM.What would be the first steps to g...
Cor Bay
Commercial loan advice (office building)
Have a contract on a 10,000 sq ft (main floor) commercial office building with a mix of tenants such as dentists, massage therapists, insurance agent, and real estate company. I know the building well. The seller got ...
Aharon Najafi
Do you include turnover?
Of course everyone considers turnover as part of their estimate when analyzing a property but how do you do it?For me, I started with 3 months of mortgage and reduced the forecasted net revenue by that much. I later f...
Dustin Ruhl
Investment Property Tax Deductions List for [market_city]
ForUncle Sam gives, and Uncle Sam takes away.But in the case of buying local [market_city] investment properties... you can earn investment property tax deductions for real estate investors, the United States provides...
Ricky Beliveau
Using and Negotiating a TIF
I have been presented with a development opportunity and the town is offering a TIF (Tax Increment Financing). Does anyone have personal experience using and/or negotiating one? Best example would be someone in the Bo...
Joel Owens
Excellent article I forgot I had from a broker/lender about loans.
Article by Joanne Scoratow
May the REAL lenders step forward please.
The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...
George Fleming
How to handle shared Washer/Dryer yet utilities assigned to different units
I have two units separately metered and we are installing a shared washer and dryer. Logistically, the water and power for the dryer would come from the smaller one bedroom and the washer power would come from the 2-B...
Steven L.
Help Analyzing a Deal
Hi - I started in earnest July 4th Weekend. I have a $1.5M deal I would like to walk through with someone who is experienced. It is a 24 unit Apartment in WI. From the CAP Rate & Gross Rent Multiplier and oth...
Nic S.
Why are Pro Formas so misleading?
Maybe this is more a vent session but being a new investor I'm shocked that Pro Formas are as misleading as they are.I'm dealing with sellers who are selling to investors but their Pro Formas are written as if they we...
Walid Yassir
The “sweet spot” for OBX rentals
I understand that for OBX rentals, oceanfront is critical for maximizing revenue. My question is whether or not there are other optimizing factors, such as number of bedrooms. Is 6 or 7 the minimum to have access to t...