Paul Camuto
Who has the best deal of a 2 bed unit?
I am interested to see across the country who has the best deal for a 2 bed unit. I am talking about the purchase price and cap rate. The unit has to be updated and in a good area. I am not interested in cash flow in ...
Account Closed
Which indicator is better? Cash-on-Cash or IRR?
The formula for cash-on-cash is cash flow divided by total cash invested (aka down payment). To my knowledge, it's primarily a single-annual indicator meaning the cash flow is annualized and only for one year, whereas...
Martin Sanchez
Rentals
How many properties do I need to own on average for a 200k cash flow annually?
Justin Goodin
How Are Cap Rates Calculated?
There are multiple ways to come up with a cap rate, so be sure to always ask how it was calculated.
Most cap rates are calculated by taking the net operating income and dividing it by the market value. Cue the examp...
Mark Neiger
How investors are paid
I'm still a little fuzzy on the details of how an investor might be paid. I hear lots of talk on here and in the podcasts about getting investors X% return on their money but what does that really mean? Is it the perc...
Michael Campbell
Beam And Pier Foundation Settling In Two Corners
Hey Guys,
I just picked up a new 1920's Craftsman and after noticing some slopes in two different corners of the house, I decided to take a closer look under the house. Interestingly, out of all of the inspec...
Account Closed
Is Cash Flow King? Price to Rent and 1% in different OOS markets.
Over the past year, I've been educating myself so as to get my investing start, most like with single family buy and hold. I live in San Diego county, so I've tended to focus on starting OOS. Initially, I was looking ...
Matthew B.
Single vs. Multi Member LLC
I often hear that you should always have at least 2 members of your LLC, even if one member only owns 1%. It supposedly makes it more difficult to pierce the corporate veil in the event of a lawsuit. Is there any trut...
Lane Kawaoka
Takeaways from the list of 2018 Tax changes:
1) Standard deduction and personal exemption combined and seems like everyone is getting more... so its a wash IMHO.2) Less deductions for those who don't have a business like real estate investments. Sigh... it just ...
Justin Goodin
What Are Cap Rates? How Are They Used in Multifamily Valuation?
Cap rate is short for capitalization rate and is used to indicate the rate of return expected for a particular property. Investors use cap rate to estimate their potential ROI (return on investment) for a particular a...