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I am reading the book "The House Hacking Strategy"
Craig mentions to keep a separate (bank) account for real estate, because it will make it easier when doing taxes.
Can this be an additional savings account? Or doe...
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I came up with a new way to quickly evaluate if a deal will cashflow.I call it the 10% Rule: if annual gross revenue is at least 10% of the financed amount (after putting 25% down) then it’ll most likely cashflow.For ...
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Hello, Invested in US for the past 11 years and now looking to learn a bit more about the opportunities in the international real estate.
What are some of your favorite international investing books or resources or ...
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Introduction
This complex topic has been discussed on many BP threads, with persistent misunderstandings and misrepresentations. Many investors fail to grasp the fundamental principle of taxation: you cannot, based o...
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Ask any question regarding multifamily lending with Fannie and Freddie. Topics may include proper expense guidance, COVID-19 escrows and their releases, net worth and liquidity requirements or non-recourse elements. I...
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Corresponding with a person on an older location that has 25% vacancy.
Initial response:Your original issue is 1/4 vacant. Your steering the conversation towards online marketing. Attached is a checklist to work yo...
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Hi everyone .
I’m Jason and I run an insurance agency in the East Bay. I decided to get in the wholesale industry. I have a good book of business that I’ve grown over the years. I’m coming across a good amount of m...
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I am interested in investing for the first time with a syndication deal that is offering equity multiple of 2-2.3x, CoC 5-6%, IRR 16%, 5 year term, but I’m a little hung up on all the fees associated with it: an acqu...
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How do you know a rough ball park of how much a contractor is going to charge before asking them to come out & bid the work? What signs do you look for so that you don't waste their time or yours when their pricin...
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There are a few ways that a language model like GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) could potentially benefit a real estate business:1. Content creation: GPT could be used to generate descriptions of properties f...