Michael Wayne
Help needed! - first deal, need to estimate CapEx
BP Family, My partner and I are about to put an offer in on our first multi-family property in Oakland County, MI. We've built out a model and really like where our numbers are at, but the one variable we're having tr...
Brian W.
A few questions regarding the 50% rule
Is simply applying the 50% rule running the numbers? In other words, can I simply calculate what my P&I will be and as long as it's 50% or less of the expected rent, then the deal has potential? Can this replace...
Randy Smith
All Investments Are Not Created Equal – Important Metrics
You’ll find very quickly that there are about as many types of metrics to measure the returns of an investment as there are investment opportunities available to you. It’s important to know what the metrics are telli...
Ryan Schwartz
Fixing FICO Score advice
Hi All,So I've always had a pretty solid credit score and thus never had to develop a skill set to improve my fico score other than paying things off and making regular payments. My wife, however, is a different stor...
Stephanie Garcia
Subject to
Hello,I am working on a subject to deal and they seller is behind on his payments. Should I call the bank to discuss getting the payments caught up or just finish all the paper work and pay the back due? I need a litt...
Noah Stang
Advice/Recs for property management in Grand Rapids, MI
Hello All,I have been interested in Investing in RE for quite some time now and after lots of research, I am about to close on a rental property in Grand Rapids, MI. It is a single-family property but will likely be r...
Dave Kennedy
First ever housing ETF to launch
I was just watching CNBC and they talked about a highly anticipated launch from MacroShares.
There is an up fund and a down fund and you are essentially betting for or against the housing market. The fund doesn't inv...
Alex Forest
Supply increase coming
This is an interesting article discussing the end of the forbearance program. The number of homes coming off the program is 1.5 million, with 1.3 million as inventory nationally now.As they note, many will resume payi...
Matt McMacken
LLC self sufficient to bank?
As some of you already know theres many wonderful advantages of owning real estate come tax time. For example, I’m able to show a rather small profit on each rentals due to depreciation and other expenses even though ...
William Alonso
What metric are you looking at most to determine investing ?
Hey all investors,I'm curious to know what metric most of you are looking at when determining whether to pull the trigger on an investment. I know you have to take the property as a whole and all look at all numbers,...