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Hi guys, I read reports on real estate investing and there is something I do not understand. Please enlighten me. I saw something inside the report like CAP RATE 15.2% ....
What is
- The meaning of CAP RATE in laym...
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I will share my experience with you owning 5 class D duplexes in the Midwest! This is my experience and this experience has taught me a lot. I hope you find this post helpful. If you live on the West coast like me w...
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Hello all!I am really in need of your expertise on this matter. My husband and I purchased a foreclosed house on auction.com that is occupied located in Alabama. We already closed on it recently. We purchased it as a ...
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Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
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Here we are finally done with my first rehab. I started back around the middle of August and 3 months and one massive act of vandalism later we are at the finish line! Please feel free to ask questions and make c...
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I know typically Condos are not the most ideal investment as they don't tend to appreciate. However, we are considering them as a potential rental investment. Given the tend to be cheaper, we could pay most of it in c...
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Hey so I'm pursuing my first deal on a multi-family unit in Columbus, Ohio. It's in a rougher part of town, I've heard from some folks on here that the area is C-C+. I've been in discussions with the listing agent fo...
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Hi all looking at a 8 plex . I have not yet contracted. Though i expect to contract for $255,000 Details follow.
8 plex renovated in 2006 and 2007: new roof, all apartments new carpet, painted, new windows, new li...
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Hello, I have a private residence in the Bellevue area (PNW) and am thinking that we should probably sell now. ( we would need to sell it anyways in the near future but I'm worried that the market will tank and rentin...