Why is it that when calculating Cash On Cash Return in the expenses the property insurance and taxes are added separate from the mortgage if those expenses are already included in the mortgage payment with the princip...

I just wanted to write a quick post to remind all investors of the importance of keeping some 'reserve' cash on hand. My quick story:I am a buy and hold investor and I currently own 4 SFR's. I am in the acquisition/gr...

Make Ready's, How Important Are They Really?

I am taking the Biggerpockets multifamily bootcamp and I am learning so much. There are four parts to any real estate business. Here are the positions of a real estate business:
Hunter (acquisitions)- market expert a...

The real estate business is all about relationships. When building your business, the worst thing you can do is make prospects feel like everything with you is transactional. Grant Cardone famously says, “Contacts = c...

Hey Everyone,I wanted to do a post about one of the most important items in real estate, strategy! So many people overlook this one simple thing that can really be the key to success or failure.Having a strategy and t...

Looking at a property in a northern suburb of Indy. Its an off market listing. Purchase price is 48k. From the looks of it, it is in good condition, and can rent without doing too much (B-C neighborhood). Planning a r...

I wanted to say that since joining biggerpockets i have learned a ton about real estate. I would like to thank @Robert Collins for always being there. Robert has been my accountability partner since day 1 when it came...

Hi All,

I've purchased 3 HUD properties in the last 3 years. One of them I lived in as an Owner Occ. for 2 1/2 years. The second one I purchased as Investment property. Now I'm on the 3rd one (which we bought as a o...

Beyond all the questions you ask, how important is all the cute stuff that makes sellers go “awe”?
And cheering for a baseball team you know nothing about?And by “cute stuff” I mean saying things like:- “I’ll do what...