I was surprised by the amount of long-term costs I calculated and even more surprised by what my biggest costs were going to be!!!! I also learned about better ways to estimate long-term expenses. Flooring and interio...

The title essentially sums up the question. I'm sure there are many out there who live in markets that have a high financial barrier to entry and have thought about investing elsewhere. 
As a first time investor, I'd...

Can anyone share with me the ups and downs of student housing? Besides the obvious of being able to charge higher rates due to *must have* housing for students, and the higher costs of repairs due to, well, college. A...

I've been working with a real estate agent who has a good reputation for a few weeks. So far we lost two offers & I always send her the property address for her analysis before I/we go check it out. She has been h...

We currently live in Southern California where good deals for buy and hold are pretty scarce. We don't like living here and are looking to move. My husband's industry is pretty flexible and there are jobs in many part...

Hey everyone, I started a property management company about three months ago. When I was looking to get into it everyone said that there wasn't any more room for managers in my town.  Since then I've scaled up from my...

So apparently The Coke Can Multiplier is some sort of a hotel valuation technique that can drastically send the wrong message about the value of a property. Do hotel owners really use this to buy and sell property? Th...

How does someone wholesaling not actually ever own the house or have to pay expenses? What is the difference between them buying it and me buying it?

Your input is valuable: How do you want your Cost Seg study prepared?For context, let's cover some Cost Segregation fundamentals, and explain the interaction between Land Value and Cost Segregation:Cost Segregation is...

Now that the hedge fund managers are ready to cash out on their SFR rampage, I wanted to take a look at some of their numbers. Is it a deal or no deal? Here is a quick, back of the envelope analysis, based on the a...