Nick Capriotti
How to calculate value of land?
Im curious to know if there is some way to figure out the value of vacant land. I found a vacant lot, 100x100 with possible sub-division into 2 50x100 lots.
I'd like to hear what you guys may suggest or what you thi...
La'Terrius Campbell
Comping deals on propstream.
I’m comping in a area in Detroit that doesn’t really have any fixer upper homes near the one I’m trying to wholesale, so what do I do to determine the ARV and determine my MAO? Do I just comp it with the other distres...
Account Closed
Finding the cost to build
I've read that a good indicator of the current market phase is the price to buy a new property in relation to the price to build a comparable property new. The general idea being that if it costs more to buy an existi...
Dale Couture
How to estimate home values before and after improvements?
Forgive me if this has been answered somewhere before...I am planning on getting into real estate investing in a few years once I finish paying off my student loans. In the meantime, I am trying to learn as much as I ...
Carolyn Morales
Should we rebuild a triplex?
we are buying a 60x137 lot zoned CRO in a great spot. The buildings were demolished but slabs and utilities are still there. I am wondering if it is a good idea to rebuild a triplex in today's construction market or ...
Andrew Connor
Property Analysis in Sarasota, FL
I'm 27 and live in Philadelphia, PA. I've been wanting and planning to begin my REI career by house hacking in the Tampa area, so I've been saving money for a down payment and researching the market and area.
Howeve...
John Hanson
Comparing Mortgages
How do you compare one mortgage to another?
-Assume both mortgages are 15-year, conventional, fixed rate mortgages.
-Assume both mortgages will not be paid off early.
In this case, isn't APR the only thing that m...
E. C. "Stony" Stonebraker
Resolve Conflict in Calculating Cap Rate and Cash on Cash Return
I read the 2010 article by J Scott titled "An Introduction to Real Estate Investment Deal Analysis" and I'm also reading the book "The ABCs of Real Estate Investing..." by Ken McElroy. The two sources calculate Cap R...
Ron Vered
Basic finance questions about IRR
Hello!I'd like to ask the following general investment questions regarding real estate investment. This is while I am trying to analyze my potential first real-estate deal.Please correct me if I am wrong, but it seems...
John K.
Obsessed with the Numbers
I spend a lot of time analyzing numbers on my properties, and I typically compare all my expenses as a % against total income for each property. So for round numbers, if I had 30k in income on a duplex, and I spen...