David Vander Pol
Analysis paralysis.....sort of?
This is a two-part question. So....I've spent some time analyzing as many deals as I can the past few months. Probably 50+ or so. Not a huge amount, but not a little amount either. Pretty much all of them are sourced ...
Tom Server
Blind purchase of a duplex
Would you ever put an offer on a property with out looking at it if it cashed flowed $1400 a months ? Here is the situation, the property would cash flow about 1400 a month.. tenants are not letting anyone view the pr...
Isadore Nelson
Looking for Advice on Buying an Occupied Foreclosure in Brooklyn, NY
I’m considering acquiring an occupied foreclosure property—a two-family home in Brooklyn, NY—and I'm hoping to connect with anyone who has experience in this area?
Also, I’ve purchased occupied foreclosures in Connec...
Curtis Thomas
Estimating the rehab costs
I am just getting started. Many years ago I spent 11 years as a real estate agent and a mortgage broker. I want to get started flipping. I started my LLC, got a bank account set up and put some money in it. It is ...
Jen Irving
Our property manager did not collect full deposit
Hi. New to BP and wanted to get advice/ feedback about ethical property management behavior. We've been renting a home for about 4 years and had to evict the last set of tenants. The details make me sick. Basically...
Austin Hughes
How to handle my motivated seller
I got my FIRST call today from my marketing campaign, which I launched earlier this week. (Small victory!)The seller has a very unique property and situation. I'll share it all with you guys below. Let me know what yo...
Spencer Herrick
Escrowed Taxes as Expenses on Rental properties
I'm curious to know and understand whether or not you should still consider Total property tax and Mortgage payment as separate expenses on the "4 square method".... in the case that you are having those taxes escrowe...
Eric Davenport
How to save money when starting out?
Hello All!My wife and I are new to real estate investment and hopefully will be buying our first property soon. When researching deal analysis I have found a large debate on calculating expenses and saving money. Som...
Keaton Labby
First Property- Airbnb vs Traditional Rental
Hi everyone, I own a property in North Houston that I will soon be vacating and renting out.Out of curiosity I looked into Airbnb/VRBO and found that there is one other house in my neighborhood listed on those sites, ...
Cathey Bayless
Rental Property Insurance
I'm trying to analyze a property a day and wonder how you properly estimate some items: monthly insurance specifically. I'm properly overestimating CapEx for now. On the property I'm analyzing, I have a negative ca...