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Hello everyone. This is my first time posting to BP as I continue my education into investing in Real Estate. I'm looking into purchasing my first property in the next few months after accruing some more savings to ei...
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A teacher I used to have has 38 properties and all 10/15 year mortgages which all have break even cash flow which in turn lowers his taxes from his full time job. After the 10/15 years he refinances and pulls out as ...
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I've placed an offer on a 16-plex multi-family building in Memphis (near Trigg) and was wondering is anyone could give me a reasonable expectation on expenditure costs per year. I plan to fully rehab the building but ...
Do you have to report all maintenance expenses on a duplex or apartment building on your tax return? I understand I would pay more taxes if I did not report all the expenses. However, my DTI looks better for qualify...
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Hello Everyone Thank you for reading my post,
I am wondering what percentage monthly, you guys allocate towards expenses such as vacancy, maintenance, and repairs. When you are looking at new properties. Thank you.
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Looking into this property. In need of a second opinion.Price$750,000Property Sub-typeGarden/Low-RiseNo. Units45Property Use TypeInvestmentBuilding Size35,000 SFCap Rate17%Price/Unit$18,000Occupancy91%Property TypeMul...
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Hi All,I have a potential deal in Memphis, TN for a long-term buy and hold duplex (3 bed, 2 bath each side) that I'm a bit torn on (running into some paralysis analysis) and would love your thoughts! I tried to includ...
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I previously posted a different deal. This is a lower priced one. Below is a snapshot.
[b]Ratio Information
Loan to Value 80%
Cashflow / Initial Investment 8%
Cashflow / Assets 2%
CAP Rate 6%
TOTAL OPE...
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Hi all, with cap rates in most medium sized markets at 5 cap, and those that are transacting around this cap rate, what is your plan? Are you looking to hold long term and defer as much expenses as possible, wait for ...
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Hello from Chicago, New to real-estate and potentially interested in starting with multi-unit properties here in Chicago. I been doing some light searching around and found some pretty impressive numbers with relati...