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Hi BP community! I was wondering if somebody could please explain cap rates for me? I’ve watched videos and read articles but I can’t seem to understandHow do you calculate them? When do they matter?Thank you!
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I’m curious if anyone has had success in refinancing 4+ seperate properties based off the income they produce rather than going and getting appraisals on each property. Currently we’re operating at about an 11-12 CAP ...
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Hello BP Members and Happy New Year!!! I'm excited to share that I just purchased my first SFH in MO!!!! I was very nervous but finally decided to pull the trigger. I was in the paralysis mode for about 8 months. An...
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Im an out of state investor looking at a potential duplex. Everything looks great but Im curious how much will utilities typically run me since I will have to pay. Each unit is 1 bed/1 bath and about 500 sqft with e...
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Hi BP! I've finished my detached ADU (732 sqft, 2br/2ba) in Los Angeles and now I'm looking into the post-build appraisal value to determine whether to hold or sell. I've seen a bunch of different ADU posts from 2020-...
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Traveling. Got notice of a small listing from our local realtor. The selling realtor is traveling, we are traveling and our buyer realtor is traveling. Property. Small town 500 people in town. 1,000 outside of town...
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What are some methods being used for rent collection? I have a home office and do not want tenants delivering rent to my home. I'm considering Zelle/Venmo/CashApp etc. What are the pros and cons of each of those? ...
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It seems like everyone has an emotional pet, or service dog or so on. And sometimes 2... i feel like theres a lot that are legit and then a large handful that's just complete ridiculous.
Am I write that I read that y...
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Hello all, I am curious how exactly banks will appraise a multi unit commercial property. Its a 6 unit building so I know they will value it based of vacancy rate and rental income correct? Is there an exact formul...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Community! I am new to investing and I am interested and buying rental property in Baltimore. A real estate agent brought to my attention three rentals available for purchase that are already tena...