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Row houses rental
Are row houses easier to rent out compared to smf? PA cities have quite some listing for these row housesAre the reno cost generally cheaper compared to smf?
Kristie Eddy
Buying Down Points on Your Mortgage
Hello! I'm looking at my second income property in AZ and struggling with multiple brokers offering me multiple deals that vary slightly. Some deals the rates are lower (4.5%) but their origination fees are higher a...
Eric James
What are economies of scale benefits?
What are the 'economy of scale' benefits of properties with multiple units? If one self manages I can see time savings due to not having to travel to multiple locations. But on the other hand, as there are fewer multi...
Alex Smith
Appraisal for Reselling A New Construction?
Hi all,
I am located in North Carolina and am looking to have a builder build new construction and then I sell it once complete. I have a vacant lot that I can build a 1200 SqFt house on. The custom builders in the a...
Robert Mayo
REIT accounting - COGS and margin
Hi. I'm trying to compare some of the private deals mentioned here with public REITs.
Looking up the income statements for Equity Residential (trades as EQR) I find a line for cost-of-goods-sold. What is this for...
Rudy Gonzales
The best way to calculate ARV
I'm excited to be part of BP as I've found value in many of the topics discussed here. That being said this is my 1st post. I have completed a handful of transactions thus far, however I find that most investors have ...
Daniel Sanniti
Breaking mortgage penalty vs new mortgage effective interest rate
Hi folks,Does anyone have a spreadsheet on comparing a current mortgage vs breaking said mortgage and taking on a new mortgage with a much lower rate?I would like to determine the savings, break even point etc etc. I ...
Alyssa Baron
What is a Cap Rate and why is it so important?
HI BP Community!Can you help demistify Cap Rates? What is a Cap Rate? What does it tell me about the property? Why is it so important? I've read how to calculate Cap Rates, but I just don't get it...yet.Thanks in adva...
Micah Cuevas
Estimating the ARV of a house by comparing square footage
Hello everyone! I'm wondering if anyone can help me understand how great of a range I should choose when comparing houses in a neighborhood. For example: I'm currently trying to evaluate the ARV for a home that is 680...
BOB CRANEY
Is Multi unit pricing to high?
I have been researching recent sales in the Baltimore area for Multi unit apartments from 20-200 units and it seems the per unit pricing is to really high compared to the rent. With properties built in the 1960-1970 t...