Tom D.
Unfair Rate Hike
I just bought a duplex for $97k that I'm living in. The mortgage company's appraisal was for $116k with a replacement cost of $177k, which seems about right. I had to pre-pay for 12 months of coverage, but I got a f...
Nailah Diaz
New Fix and Flip Investor..Is this 3 Unit Multifamily Too Costly?
Hi, I'm looking forward to my First Fix and Flip and learning from your experiences..I've been researching this property. History shows the seller orig bought it at $186000 and is reselling for $219000 AS-IS. It's a l...
Leslie Hsia
Understanding the Different Returns & How/When to Use Them
I'd like to understand when and how different values of return should be utilized and interpreted. After much reading, I have come up with the following (excluding COC and Cap Rate for this discussion, since I believe...
Phillip Gonzales
2% vs 80% vs 50% I need help
Hello so I have been hearing a lot of conflicting info about these % rules that we use and was hoping to see if someone could clarify between each one and what is one that I should maybe lean on more in property evalu...
Walter Pape
Evaluating MH market, what and how?
Preference this post that I am still in the newbie classification and researching what area that I want to focus on. I live in the Tampa / St. Pete area of Florida. There are a large number of MH Parks in the area. I ...
Marc Freislinger
Advertising cash-on-cash
As I understand it, cash-on-cash return is the difference between your annual return and your total investment. I often see properties advertised as 15% - 25% cash on cash return. How can you determine this number wit...
Ron Le
Need an opinion from brokers on this refinance loan
Hello everyone,I really appreciate the existence of BP platform, I've been learning quite a lot the last 3 months and just decide to invest in Columbus, OH and just closed on a double units rental property. I bought i...
Andrew Baisley
Three Family in Kingston NY
I'm looking at a three family in Kingston, NY. Filled with tenants on month to month agreements. The owner recently passed away and his kids are unloading this and a few other properties.
Asking: $145,000
Monthly inc...
Kyle Ronspies
Real Estate Crowdfunding Sites
Hey everyone, is real estate crowdfunding even worth it anymore? I would love to know what sites you used, what success you had, and other information like that. It just seems like the returns are not very good.
Jim D.
Relationship of Principal and ROI
As I understand it, ROI = (Cashflow per Month * 12) / (Total Equity)
I'm having trouble understanding why principal doesn't count towards monthly income in this equation. For example:
I buy a rental for $100,000 wi...