People say Cap Rates are the function of investor's appetite. If they are willing to pay less for NOI, Cap will go up. What about the tenants on the other hand? If they decide that 1000$ for studio is too expensive, a...

I wrote a blog recently about how Appreciation has historically compared by region and then zoomed into my market in Santa Cruz County. The results were quite fascinating. A 7.98% Compound Annual Growth Rate since 201...

Hello everyone,I’m curious as to why it seems so many realtors/listings/landlords love to use CAP rates on single family properties when everything I learned and read say CAP rate is used a measure for multi unit prop...

It is always good to set goals for you self to hold you accountable and a way to measure what you are doing.  A refresher of a Gay keller reminded me about a simple basic framework to measure where you are at with hol...

Hello! I’m new to bigger pockets and I couldn’t think of a better group of people to take along with me as I acquire my first property. It’s a duplex in upstate New York, I have financing in place and it will definite...

Previously, I wrote about how sports teams work towards a goal

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/56/topics/70880-thoughts-on-the-big-game

I hope you have heard of “SMART goals.” SMART is a mnemonic for Specific, ...

Planning and Setting Objectives for your Business Plan1. Make them Specific. Objectives should be defined of what the individual is expected to deliver. Keep simple statements of required end results written as action...

i have a house under contract that has 592 square foot of living space i know the house is larger than that . The small number is scaring the investors away. How can i have all of the space calculated into the squa...

Green Street Commercial Property Price Index places more weight on high-quality properties, e.g. a New York skyscraper has a much greater impact than a suburban strip mall. Their CPPI is value-weighted, it measures wh...

Offer accepted, 3rd day of due diligence, and in measuring the house, the sq. ft is off from listing almost 500 SF, then Realtor looks up tax records to confirm, and indeed it's off by 500 sf. Any suggestions where...