Brian Kreitz
single-family rental rates versus multi-family rental rates
If I had a 3 bed 1 bath on both sides of a duplex and a 3 bed 1 bath single-family home in the same neighborhood how different would the rental rates be? I'm assuming you could get more for a single-family verse multi...
Aaron D.
US 10 Year Rate - Commercial and fixed rate loans
Hi everyone. What are you doing to prepare for a downturn in the real estate market? This discussion is meant mostly for people that survived the 2007-09 real estate debacle. I genuinely believe that Federal Reserve i...
Will G.
What happens to cap rates as interest rates rise?
Hey pocketeers,We are at historic low cap rates, do they go up as interest rates rise?
Lynn Gadd
assumable loan rate but need heloc and rates suck
I am looking to purchase a house in austin and found an assumable VÁ loan that would give me about a 3.25- which is great- but i would have to finance the remaining 400k price difference - and with only 100k cash to t...
Ray P.
School Rating Websites: Rating for Flips and /or Rental
What if the house looks like a good deal but the school rating is low, I mean very low? Are the school rating standards different for a flip and a rental?What if you set a standard and the rating is below the standard...
Casey S.
Interest rate increase influence on house prices/ rental rates?
I havent been around long enough to see high interest rates. How much does it usually affect house prices? Common sense says that when rates go up prices go down but what could we expect to see happen if rates went up...
Jon Q.
Cap-Rate Limbo: How Low Can Cap Rates Go?
I thought you might be interested in this article about cap rates:http://www.multifamilyexecutive.com/business-finance/cap-rate-limbo-how-low-can-they-go_oMaybe it's time to sell or take a vacation?Hopefully this is j...
Brian R.
Cash out refi rate. Is this a good rate?
My mortgage guy at the bank where I got the 12 months interest only loan for the purchase and the rehab is telling me the best he can do on a cash out refi is %5.625. My credit score is 725 and this is a Fannie Mae lo...
Theresa Coutu
Rate Reality Check
We are just starting out using our Self Directed retirement funds loaning to a group with a long, successful history. In providing a second position loan for gap funding, we are thinking of asking 16% and 4 points. We...
Patrick Sears
Hotel cap rates
Hello,I am becoming interested in possibly investing in hotels/motels in the future. I have been reading that the mid to higher-level properties are valued on cap rates just like apartments. I have seen a few on Loo...