Lauren Quest
How to learn the numbers?
Theres a lot of number crunching and calculations that are needed to tell in a property is going to be a good investment, or to calculate expenses, or how much an agent might make off the property, etc. How can I lear...
Drew Byrd
The 70% Rule: How and When does it change?
The standard rule for investors is to buy 70 percent of the ARV, but I've heard that inventory affects this percentage. For example, low inventory in the market might justify closer to 80%, high inventory could mean s...
Elias Chacon
How would I finance my first duplex/triplex /quadruplex property ?
I have decided I wanted to purchase a duplex/triplex/quadruplex property to begin in my real estate investing , but really don't have that much money to invest. I have good credit but how would I finance a $100,000 pl...
Vinny Incognoli
Take loan out on TDA as a down payment?
My current TDA has an 80% variable and 20% fixed contribution rate. It has been this way for 20 years and done quite well. Recently the 80% portion has been pounded and I am losing money, lots. My company only allows ...
Dave Schimmels
cost for a duplex
I will be closing on our first investment property May 3rd and I'm going through a large real estate agency. I bought the house for $85K. I'm told its estimated around a $5,200 close and of course I asked all the ques...
Douglas Booton
WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital)
Hi,I'm new to BiggerPockets so I'm not sure where I should be posting this question. Does anyone here use WACC? If so, how do you account for points upfront? What I'd like to do is use it to run Monte Carlo simulation...
Jacqueline Miller
Acquisition Manager Compensation Plan
Hello BP!!We are considering hiring an acquisition manager in the future. This person would be responsible for meeting with homeowners and getting deals under contract. I'm not sure the best approach to creating a c...
Michael Scorcia
Advice on purchasing a multifamily at 18?
I am a first year student at Binghamton researching a foray into real estate. My interesting is making money through real estate in order to save up and create more capital for investment and to eventually transform t...
Renard Miller
Seller Financing Options
My team is looking at a five unit property with an asking price of $266,000. We would like to present 3-5 owner-financing choices/alternatives for him to select from.Does anyone have experience coming up with choices ...
Cynthia Elder
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
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