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Hello BiggerPockets community, I'm a new newbie to real estate invsesting and in the past few months I have been learning so much about it so I gathered some questions for topics that I did not understand well and I a...
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In commercial r/e property value can be calculated as:
Value = net operating income/cap rate
Does this valuation apply to 1-4 unit properties? Or is that not considered "commercial"?
Granted from what I read instit...
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We want to rent out a basement apartment in our primary home on AirBnb (or long term rental with standard lease). Would love sage advice on what/how to do this right.
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650k equity in home, stock/bond investm...
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Ideally I would love to get a fixer-upper duplex that I would be able to live in rent free while still keeping a full time job. Are there any properties that are under 400K and that follow the 2% rule?
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We have the opportunity to buyout our Aunt's beach house. We want to rent it out VRBO and AirBNB. How can we see if it a good investment?
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The most fundamental metric in the commercial real estate space is, without a doubt, the capitalization rate or cap rate. It is calculated by dividing a property’s net operating income (NOI) by the purchase price (NOI...
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Are row houses easier to rent out compared to smf? PA cities have quite some listing for these row housesAre the reno cost generally cheaper compared to smf?
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Hello all,I am an out of state investor from Southern California. I've done quite a bit of research on some out of state rental investment opportunities. I was initially leaning towards Las Vegas but I soon learned ...
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Hello everyone been a member for a while but I am finally thinking of pulling the trigger on my first flip/ and hopefully seller financing. I have a home that a mom passed and her son cannot afford to stay in NJ and w...
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http://www.homevestors.com/fran_info_costs.php
thoughts? Any opinions or experiences with their system?