What is a cap rate? Why do I want to know it? How do I determine it? What is a good one?

Hi all-I just wanted to run a problem that my partner and I are running into during a double duplex purchase.  Properties are in Central Florida.We recently went under contract for a pair of duplexes off the MLS, and ...

What reasons would a buy and hold investor buy a property that doesn't cashflow?

Hi guys, I am a Canadian citizen with permanent residence in Mexico. I've been investing in real estate in the state of Yucatan (the safest state in Mexico) for the last 1.5 years and have learned alot.. so far I've i...

Hey everyone, so I have a duplex in round rock. I'm kinda nervous, I ran the numbers it seems ok but some feed back would be appreciated.So have it under contract for 180k, 20% down finanacing 135k @ 4.3% for 30yrs. I...

Do you guys usually keep subject to's for rental properties and just wholesale other deals? If I were to wholesale it how would I determine the price to sell it for to investors?

We may be witnessing the largest financial collapse in centuries. Take a step back and look at what is happening:

ï‚· Subprime meltdown
ï‚· Housing bubble
ï‚· Foreclosure crisis
ï‚· Bear Stearns collapse
ï‚· Country...

I am wondering if the Joshua Tree market is still worth investing. Currently there are numerous active rentals on the market based on AirDNA  market overview. Additionally, the median sold price has significantly gone...

I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...

In a competitive market, you would expect real estate commissions to get competed down between brokers.   For reasons I don't understand, commissions stay high across all brokers at around 5% to 6% per deal.   Can som...