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What are helpful rule of thumbs for buying through auctions ? Since you cant get inside the house; does anyone have any formulas they use to help calculate a bidding price assuming the only "known" is after repair val...
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Hi BP Community:Looking for proactive/preemptive ways to minimize the 50% rule to maximize your NOI on passive income properties. In previous podcasts, I've heard metering units, managing the property yourself, automa...
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Hello BP Family,When mailing yellow letters to property tax delinquent folks, what's good rule of thumb? I mean, as a rule of thumb, about how much property tax debt should someone be in before I mail them? Thanks!
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hello BP!im in process of compiling "house rules" book and looking for suggestions - what do you include in yours?some of the items i want to put in:- reminder of life expectancy for certain items - carpet, appliances...
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Hey all
Of course, all I'm hearing about is STR these days. I know the 1% rule isn't everything, but it is an easily comparable metric. Currently, I'm not finding it easy to find the 1% rule in markets I'm investin...
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Hi guys,I'm really interested in wholesaling properties in Utah (SLC and Utah counties). I am new to most of this and am trying to understand the process better. According to my understanding of wholesaling in UT: Whe...
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I may have an opportunity to aquire a small self-storage company with about 32 units. I know all the rules of thumb for residential real estate--the 1 or 2% rules for cash flow; the 50% rule for expenses; 5-10% for va...
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Bank owned REO Duplex, only ten years old, great shape, and great neighborhood. Rents are 725 a side.
This does not conform to the 2% rule, but we are in a great neighborhood which in the long term I will see nice a...
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Hi All,
We are beginners to Texas real estate market. Please advise on areas to invest for 1% rule. We are going to have our base in Dallas area, but we are open to invest in 3-4 hour radius, near Houston, Austin, Ok...
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BP family -I am a rookie investor looking for some creative ways to finance a deal. Does anyone have any experience with 203K or Homestyle loans? Sounds like the only heavy con is the drawing schedule for contractor...