I may be about to make my first offer and purchase on a rental duplex. Should that purchase and sale agreement include that the owner is to transfer to me her holding of the existing renters' damage deposit and last m...

Hi Nicholas Aiola and all experts on this thread,thank you all for your time and great inputs you provide to BP members!I purchased my primary home in CA in 2004, refinanced it 4 times, latest refinance was in 2012. C...

I'm considering building a home and would like to clarify what is included in the price/sq. ft., specifically, does it include the land?  I know when you buy a home it does not include the land in the sq. ft. figure, ...

I have a handy spreadsheet that helps me quickly assemble the various numbers (ROIs, cash flows, etc...) involved in assessing a properties potential. When a property's ROI is just shy of my return objective, I often...

Hey BP,

Should I include a 401K "Loan" on a personal financial statement? I want to use this document when approaching lenders. I'm not sure if this is really a debt since it's money I've taken out of my savings ...

How do you account for 1st months rent that goes to property management in your calculations? Do you just add a percentage to your pm? If so how much is appropriate to add, I guess this would depend on tenant turnover.

Investment Info:

Other commercial investment investment.

Purchase price: $306,000

Cash invested: $35,000

This is a mixed use property including, self storage, cold storage (boats, RV's, etc.), office...

I'm trying to calculate investor returns using a cash on cash number which includes investor preferred returns plus percentage of net income. My project will allow a cash out refi to fully payback the invested capital...

Hello All, 
I am jumping into a new partnership w/ a long time friend.
We are going to draft up a operating agreement with a attorney.
Anything specific that i should makesure is included in this agreement before f...