Wesley Bryant
Longterm rental IRRs
What’s a realistic IRR to expect on a long term rental in the current market? I found a house in Atlanta that comes out to an IRR around 11% when I run the numbers, is that good or should I look for better? That’s wit...
Julio Gonzalez
How AI is Impacting Real Estate Investors
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been changing the world as we know it and the real estate industry is no exception. As a real estate investor, I’m sure you are wondering how you can utilize AI in your portfolio and o...
David Jiang
Should return metrics be calculated on pre or post tax cash flow?
I'm putting together a Pro Forma from scratch for a potential commercial property I am thinking about buying. I want to calculate cash-on-cash return, NPV, and IRR. Should these calculations be done on pre or post tax...
Ayana Miller
Owner Financing Proposals
Hi BP! I am a real estate investor (multiple buy and hold multi-families) venturing into a new deal type: owner-financing! My team is looking at a five unit property with an asking price of $266,000. We would like to ...
Storm S.
Advanced mathematics used during deal analysis
Anyone on here use any advanced mathematics during deal analysis like determining rent increases, such as using Lagrange multipliers on a constraint curve of a function of price and vacant to maximize profit.
Clay Cook
Whats the best way to calculate returns with a variable rate?
I’m looking at a commercial loan for a tri-plex, and I want to know what’s the best way to calculate returns when your mortgage rate is a variable rate?
Andrew Rodriguez
How can I learn to see trends in rental property markets
Hello all! I'm wondering if there are any reliable websites or books that can help me get a better understanding on how to properly "predict" (loosely used) an upswing or downswing of a market. I want to get into sing...
Rubin Issac
Dallas TX Newbie Introduction and Questions
Hey everyone, I'm Rubin. I'm a grad student in Dallas, TX about a year away from becoming an "adult" with a career, 401k, insurance, the works. I'm interested in investing in real estate but I still don't know much. I...
Michael Zack
Leaking roof already?!?!
Moved into my first duplex 2 weeks ago. The roof was done in 2013 and it's leaking already! Looked on the roof and saw shingles sliding down and no tar paper under the shingles. Is there any action I can take against ...
Brian Jackson
HML vs. HELOC or HEL
I'm sure this has been asked on the forum previously, but asking again for some fresh perspectives. What would be the advantages/disadvantages of using a HML vs leveraging the equity in my (house-hacked) home?TIA.