Michele Velazquez
Question about Vacancy Rate Calculation
Ok, I hope I can ask this correctly. I am buying 4 townhomes in Austell, GA. I used this calculator to determine if the property cash flows:https://www.calculator.net/ren...As you can see, I did use a 5% vacancy rat...
AJ P.
Investment Strategy with Today's Interest Rates
Hey everyone, as I'm sure you all know, it's hard to find properties that cash flow (or really even come close to 0) with the traditional 20% down and 7% interest rate that we currently have. The only way real estate ...
Jawad Ihmoud
contractor and wholesaling
I am very confused when it comes to getting estimates from contractors. My idea of it is that I would call several contractors and have them estimate (bid) how much everything, such as rehabbing would cost, but do I p...
Scott Carder
How close is Zillows zestimate?
On foreclosures, how close is Zillow on the predicted sale price. In my area it is showing REO's around 70% ARV. I am totally new at this.
Steven Lopez
Income Taxes for Conventional Mortgage
I've seen it mentioned on some posts that lenders like to see that people pay income taxes. What do they look for with conventional owner-occupied mortgages? This is conflicting because we try to write off every dolla...
Ericka Chatman
Other Lists to Find Motivated Sellers???
Hello BiggerPockets!Are there other types of lists that you recommend to target motivated sellers besides the absentee list? If so what are they? How are you all finding success?Thanks,E.C.
Matthew Espana
What's the best way to accurately predict rental rates?
Hi all, I am looking to get started investing in long term rental properties. However, when analyzing deals what seems to confuse me most is determining accurate rental rates. Zillow offers Zillow rents, but I don't k...
Shiva Bhaskar
Is this accurate (from a conversation with a Cleveland broker)?
This week, I spoke with a multifamily broker in Cleveland, whom I found on Loopnet. I'm new to this market (based in Los Angeles, where I mainly invest today), and trying to build a team of capable folks in CLE. He in...
Cogit Aretoo
Families 1031 Exchange question
Please help me answer what should be a simple yes or no question that is currently part of a family dispute. I know little to nothing about 1031 exchanges. Thank you all for reading this post and for any comment you m...
Ryan Leake
Here's $20,000 to invest, what do you do!?
Happy Friday to all! Hoping to open up some good conversation with this...
Let's say you were handed $20,000 and told to invest the whole amount immediately...
Whether it's real estate or not, what's your plan of at...