When calculating CapEx as a percentage of monthly rent, what would be a good conservative value for:- A fully rehabbed property- A property 20 years old with 'mostly' original equipment Also, do you include this value...

Hi all,I just sent out a postcard campaign marketing my Realtor services to over 500 people. Even though some people claim the average home owner relocation time-frame is around 5-7 years, I ran into the following stu...

C-U-P-SWhen dealing with homeowners I am sure that you find that many of them reference Zillow as their source for their home valuation. I have developed a selling system; C-U-P-S which allows me to present my offer t...

Hi! I'm a total novice who would love to start investing in real estate and start to invest in properties to make money efficiently, and quickly. I'm currently a sophomore in college and would love to invest as soon a...

Need help on evaluating a deal on a motel. I’ve made a list of information to request from the agent, but want to make sure I’m not forgetting anything. Here is what I’ve come up with so far:Gross income/NOI for the l...

Hey BPers', I am looking for good keywords or adwords to use for a pay per click advertising campaign. What have you had good success with? Thanks in advance!Stuart

Welcome to a new section where we explore weekly deals in vacation markets around the U.S. using the BiggerPockets Short-Term Rental Calculator.
Gulf Shores, Alabama, has been one of the hottest markets for STR inve...

My husband and I are looking at some rental property options in the Boston area and using Net Operating Income (NOI) to assess if the properties would cash-flow based off of downpayment, mortgage rate, rent rate, main...

Hey! This year at BPcon we'll be doing a live podcast (as we do every year) with a few podcasts hosts. My question is-what have you always wanted to know about the podcast but never been able to ask? Anything goes! It...

Curious how you guys estimate repairs before getting actual quotes from G.C.'s There's a ton of rehab calculators out there but it seems they all require you to input the dollar amount. How am I supposed to estimate t...