I've seen some conversations on BP recently regarding balloon payments, refinancing, and interest rates, so I thought I'd share a short article I wrote for my firm regarding forward commitments and how they vary betwe...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $265,000

Cash invested: $140,000

Sale price: $500,000

This was our second flip purchased (3rd sale), by far our...

I have a property that I'm not really sure what to do with if anything. The spread is not very big so I'm trying to figure out if it is even a possibility. Basically the seller got divorced a couple of years ago but...

The mortgage rates went from ALL times low’s when the pandemic started to 20 year ALL time high’s. If you look at the chart below you can see how high interest rates were from the 70’s to 2000’s. The government help...

Hi. I'm looking for some help understanding the best way to factor in roof replacement cost, at a given time in the future, to the offer price. I would categorize this as CapEx expense of course but my question is a...

New CRE owner here. One year into owning a 6 year old 8000 sf flex space that my main business leases 1/3 of with 2 other tenants.
All NNN leases and predictable CAM except this past year we had to reseal and stripe...

DO lenders always have loan points or depends on the lender itself? Any regs that I should know about?when buying up the interest rates its increments on bases points are always .25 bases points increments correct? Di...

Hello! I am in discussions with a seller and I’m pitching seller financing. The seller wants $1.8M and they own outright, for decades. It’s in southern Maine. What tax benefits can I spell out for them? They’ll lose a...

I've been considering buying a plot of land in Detroit for some time now. The city seems to be revitalizing and I'd like to catch prices on their way up and not miss a potential opportunity. As a new investor with zer...

Another real estate investor is moving into a bigger "deal" and wants to move out of SFH management. 15 total properties in a small "bedroom" community. One home is on the market, but the others are open for discussio...