Everyone has a pet peeve or two. These things almost instantly turn me off when reading details about a property:1) Exclamation points - I see this as an attempt by someone to fester excitement 2) Listing the cost to ...

Cash on Cash ROI seems to be a popular metric but to me it seems deceptive. It appears to give you a temporary boost based on finding good financing. However as the loan is paid off your return becomes lower and lower...

I'm curious everyone's thoughts on using IRR to evaluate deals vs some of the other calcs that are seen more often.As (new) buy and hold investors in our early 40s, my husband and I are far less concerned with what ha...

Can someone please tell me in laymans terms what the cap rate is?  I've read definitions over and over, but I still don't get it.  Sorry feel like the dunce cap is on.

Hi everyone,I was looking at an investment property that returned a 5% cap rate after renovations. The cash on cash return is basically 1%Can everyone give their two cents to what their cap rate is on your properties ...

Hi everyone,I would like to get some advice and here some stories about flipping houses in South Bend, Indiana and Northwest Indiana in general. I am in the process of getting my real estate license mainly in order to...

I'm 27 and live in Philadelphia, PA. I've been wanting and planning to begin my REI career by house hacking in the Tampa area, so I've been saving money for a down payment and researching the market and area.
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Hello BP community!My fiancé and I just got our first offer accepted for a four-plex in Dallas and are looking for some advice on our analysis before our option period ends. The property is comprised of four 2b/1ba un...

I have been doing some research and even called a realtor friend. Despite getting answers I don’t have what I feel is a strong feeling to what a cap rate is and how it applies to real estate and analyzing deals.

My question is concerning multifamily properties. They are valued using cap rates, cap rates are driven to some degree by interest rates. Given that the Fed has been raising rates and we are in a rising rate environ...