I am relatively new to investing in real estate and just bought my first home at the age of 23. I’ve realized it’s not a super good rental. What are some thing you look for when buying rental properties? I am not look...
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I am working with the owner of a 1 acre property to determine highest and best use. We think it is something like a gas station, car wash, or drive thru restaurant. The City (can't name the city but it is in Los Angel...
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I just read an article that vacancy rates for apartments have doubled over last year to almost 9% in my city, Sioux Falls, SD. We had $72M worth of new apartments built in 2015 in a city under 200,000 people! I am not...
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Little trickery we are sharpening up on our skills, we switched to finding the ARV by using the price per square foot formula, which came to roughly 80k, on this 2bd- 1ba home which is about 530 SF. Which was great we...
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How do you determine what to charge tenants when you have not paid off the property? Is there a certain ratio that should be between the amount of the mortgage and the amount the tenants should pay? I’m sure this has ...
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Believe it or not, we are already in the middle of Q3! Looking back at the first 7 months of the year we get a pretty good idea where we are headed for the balance of the year!High demand, low inventory and ever short...
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Hey BP Family,I'm taking a look at the two areas above. I already invest in the Lithonia part of Georgia, but I am seeing that the Powder Spring area has better school districts than Lithonia on average. But the renta...
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After reading and listening to some videos by jay Morrison it sounds like wholesaling can be a lucrative business, if not anything more a great hands on learning experience. However Is is scale-able ? and how much do ...
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Like many, I have expanded the area I send my marketing to. I now have a max of 2-3 hour roundtrip drive-time to see a property which makes it even more important that sellers and their situations be better qualified ...
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I'm curious to know what locations you are seeing cash flow if buying at current interest rates (7.5-8%)?How much is the property, and what cash flow are you seeing?Thanks!