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Westin Hudnall Buying Through Auction : Rule Of Thumbs ?
5 October 2014 | 1 reply

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...

Rich Ramirez Proactive ways to mitigate the '50% rule'
12 May 2015 | 2 replies

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...

Jeff G. A Question About Mailing the Delinquent Property Tax List
19 May 2017 | 4 replies

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!

Tatyana M. house rules book for tenants
12 February 2018 | 12 replies

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...

Chris John STR - How much return can I reasonably expect?
17 October 2021 | 13 replies

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...

William Montgomery Wholesaling Contracts in Utah
30 November 2018 | 11 replies

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...

Nicole Heasley Beitenman What are the "rules of thumb" for self-storage
26 October 2018 | 5 replies

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...

Jason K How to Proceed?
23 January 2008 | 3 replies

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...

Geetha R. Best places to investing in Texas for 1% ARV
24 March 2021 | 6 replies

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...

Anthony W. Homestyle and 203k loans
30 January 2021 | 6 replies

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...