As a real estate investor, understanding both the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) and Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate) is crucial because they serve different purposes in evaluating and financing investment propertie...

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I’m part of a tiny startup with long term rentals in mobile homes in Georgia.  We both have day jobs and struggle to find time to make critical calls to government offic...

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While many real estate investors and landlords have very optimistic viewpoints, the underlying fundamentals may be weakening. Ignore the possible problems for th...

Hi everyone! I'm Amanda and I currently live in north jersey. Im new to real estate investing and I'm looking to invest in a rental property in the Essex County area within the next 6 months. Any other jersey folk...

Im curious how target and advertise to students for leasing apartment or house bedrooms by the room.  This seems like a very lucrative way to rent if done right. Im just not sure where to start, what type of lease/add...

I was looking on loopnet at multi family homes just to get an idea of options in a particular area. What I found was quite a wide range of quality and cap rates. There was everything from 2% up to 9% which seemed like...

I am fortunate to have enough cash in the bank to buy a home all cash.  I am trying to determine whether it is more favorable to (i) get a mortgage up front at the time of purchase or (ii) buy the home all cash and th...

I am looking at starting up a small real estate investing group in the Tacoma, WA area. If you have any old guru books, tapes, CDs, DVDs, or any other source of real estate investing materials - contact me to send it ...

Hi BP!I am renovating a 2 bed 1 bath condo in the South Loop of Chicago! `We are going for a very sleek modern look in the bathroom - I think a glass door shower will look terrific. HOWEVER this eliminates the possibi...

I'm looking to get into a multiplex property in Denver and came across this property. The one side is listed for sale individually for $660k, and I found this posting on Loopnet: http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1550-15...