Zachary Pauls
What kinds of ROI for year one and year two do you look for?
Hello everyone, I just have a question roi year one. I found this property and my roi would be about 7% year one, but the property is renting under market rent. So I could make minor improvements increase the rent and...
ED Russo
Monthly marketing budget Direct Mail VS deals$?
On average how much direct mail do you guys mail monthly? average pnet income monthly?
Stephen D.
Ideal rate of return for investors
I’m trying to syndicate a deal since I have no money of my own yet. The goal is to syndicate a 30+ unit deal with private money, approximately about 1m for the down. If were to get this funded with private money, what...
Pranav Bhatia
Stocks vs Real Estate (when rent is dirt cheap)
Hello BP investors,I have a brain scratcher for everyone.My spouse and I are confused if you should buy our first property (duplex) and become owners instead of renters OR continue renting and increase our stock portf...
MIke Adler
Help with form 3885a (bonus depreciation) for California state return
Hi BP community,Invested in my first real estate syndicate last year. Received the K1 from the partner and completed the federal return easily. How can I accurately complete Form 3885A for my real estate syndicate inv...
Account Closed
How much are you paying for postcards (including mailing)
Im comparing various direct mail services. At the moment, Vistaprint is at the top of my list, but im open to others. I'm trying to get a feel for what my costs are going to be on a per card basis, that includes the...
James Phan
Sourcing materials for Developers
Hello Folks,
I am planning to start a building materials business starting with just one product line due to starting capital. I don’t have the best selection or inventory, but will have the best prices.
That being ...
Dawal Limbachia
2% rule before buying a rental property?
Hello everyone,In one of the BP podcast, Brandon Turner said that the 2% rule works for him in general. According to him, for example, if the property is listed for $100k, then the expected rent should be at least 2k ...
Jason Reinhardt
Multfamily Real Estate is NOT Profitable - But I Know it CAN Be
My wife and I have been saving for 14 years - hard - we own two SFH rentals outright and are trying to get our start into multifamily. It seems every property I throw into my calculator is not profitable on day one u...
Sean Gribbons
AIRBNB & Short Term Rental Underwriting Spreadsheet
Hey BP people, I created a spreadsheet to help underwrite and analyze airbnb and short term rentals. It includes things like a supply calculator (editable). furniture estimator, mortgage calculator, cash on cash retur...