Hey!Before doing a thorough inspection on the house to accurately estimate the rehab job, is there a quick method that anyone uses to calculate the rehab? In order to quickly weed out prospects when analyzing properti...

Hello bigger pockets community.
Here’s a bit of background. I am 25 years old father from southern CA (father= reference free time ; southern CA = not probable to invest locally). I have never bought a house and I’m ...

When analyzing deals, is it better to apply the 50% rule to a deal, or go through and apply a certain percentage of rent to anticipated expenses, being Vacancy, Maintenance, Capital Expenses, and Property Management? ...

OK, another renovation question.  House is a 1970's vintage that looks like it is stuck in the 1970s . . . and one feature we are trying to figure out what do do with is textured wallpaper.  We have addressed regular ...

The 2% Rule is the same thing as using the 50% Rule and applying a 12% Cap Rate on the annual NOI.

I was looking at some properties and noticed I got the same value using the 2% rule and using the 50% for an ...

Advice for a Beginner to wholesale a house in one month or less.

I am co-funding a JV with an unrelated individual.  We are each funding 50% of the project and have a third acting as GC. We will have a 1st lien with GC/title holder.  In case of a default, how does the co-funder and...

I really don't like the wording on the so-called 2% rule.  The word 'rule' insinuates to those starting out (like me) that if you dare to do a deal that doesn't fit within the so-called 'rule' then you are breaking th...

If anyone needs some help with creating the eye catching craigslist ad title symbols, I have just posted a short how-to on my new BP blog: "REI Computer Related ShortCuts".

Here's a sample of a craigslist posting ti...

If you had $50K-$70K and would be your first time to invest in something, where would you put your money into? With this amount, what are the best options for ROI?