Hi Everyone,I’m a new investor and have a question on calculating CoC return. While some sources say CoC return = annual cash flow / initial investment, other sources say CoC return = NOI / initial investment.Which me...

What all is included in Cash out of pocket when figuring Cash on Cash returns?

I am including, down payment, closing costs, rennovations, monthly mortgage / insurance / taxes while the home was vacant. Is thi...

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My name is Doug Meeuwsen and I am a new 31 year old investor from Hillsboro, Oregon.

My question to investor community is related to rent rates when analyzing a property.

As a new inves...

I purchased a duplex that equator was handling, I believe for Chase bank.The pipes were cut in all the right places but the pipes were not blown out, needless to saytwo new pumps, water heater, pipes, toilet, sink and...

Hey BP! - This is a question for the buy-and-hold multi/single family home members!I'm a new investor with a career in CPG (consumer packaged goods) sales and distribution. I have a set of essential equations to evalu...

is there a way to see how much house I can afford with the income that I make? What I would like to do is purchase a house that I can live in through FHA for a year then rent it out and move to a different house but w...

I'm a wholesaler and have some cash buyers who do like to buy and hold. I have done a few wholesales to buy and hold and it seems like I can get more cash out of the deal rather than a full fix and flip cash buyer. Ma...

Hi BP,I am torn between two wholesale equations. The first being70% ARV -Repairs- My Profit= Maximum Allowable OfferORARV – Rehab – B/S/H – Your Profit – Investor Buyer Profit=Maximum Allowable Offer (MAO)After Repair...

I put a short sale in process back on August 15th, 2009 for a home and it is still in Phase I of the 3 Phase ShortSale Process...basically hasn't gone anywhere in 5 Months! I know they take a long time with them but ...

I'm a new landlord and I'm wondering how showings equate to applicants, i.e. 100 showings equal 35 applicants. I'm just trying to gauge the interest versus actual applications that will be submitted. Anyone have a ge...