I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...

If you had POF for up to $500k but NO down payment funding from any sources = IRA, Family, Bank Loans, Credit or Income . . . What would YOU DO to purchase a BUY & HOLD commercial 10 - 12 unit investment property ...

I am ready to purchase a condo that I am going to renovate and then flip. The seller is insisting that I pay them in actual, physical, cash.

Is this something that can be done? If so, how?

Thanks in a...

I bought a 8-unit apartment building; the value add is that rents are 20% below market value. My strategy was to buy, let the tenants go, rehab, and raise the rents. We gave notice to all the tenants (who are month-to...

Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums.  Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale?  I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...

Unfortunately I've been away for a few months while taking care of some personal matters, so I haven't been able to keep up on discussions. 
However, several months ago there were ample amount of folks here insisting...

Hi, I've been looking into automated ways to accept checks. Brandon Turner mentioned Dwolla on a recent podcast. I've also looked at buildium. Another user mentioned cozy.co which seems ideal. It's free and includes...

A humorous tag line but a series topic.  (grab a soda, this will take moment)One of the things that I like most about BP is the ability to come here and talk at varying depths about something that I am extremely passi...

Real Estate is so freaking boring… and yet that’s all we talk about. Why – is it because this is all we are interested in?How about the meaning of life – would you engage in a conversation about the meaning of life? H...

Good morning all.  The last few months have been rather frustrating, and I'm hoping to get some advice from others who may have had similar experiences.  
I got my RE Agent License almost a year ago.  Very quickly, I...