Dear BP members,My wife and I are getting serious about buying our first investment property(s) (one being a personal residence) here in the Atlanta/Decatur area.  We are looking for either one distressed multifamily ...

I received this from one of my lenders and thought that it was too good not to share. As someone who primarily funds loans from CMBS, agency, and insurance companies I think this info is on point.Despite turbulent ca...

Have a great fulltime job with good pay and benefits - After investing in multiple states (8 units in total) (full turnkey) hit a plateau ( 1% rent rule, 9% PM fee, rent ready expense which offset your yearly ROI :) :...

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My name is Sam and I am so glad to have found this forum. I am in contract to buy a 4 plex unit in California. This is my first investment property and want to learn more about investing and ma...

I know that the numerator of cap rate is the net operating income.  However, I seem to see confusion on what is included on the denominator.  Is it the entire purchase price of the property including any amount financ...

When I have to ask this question on BP it's time to find a new accountant. LOL. I will get my first 1099 from Airbnb this year. Do those numbers get transferred to a schedule E or am I actually paying regular old 1099...

Hello All,I'm new to BP and wanted to introduce myself as well as hopefully get some advice since I am just in the beginning stages of pursuing REI.I work as an engineer and am currently enrolled in a MBA program at t...

Happy Monday, and welcome to our Question of the Week!
Today we are talking about property management. There are lots of options, so what works for you? If you haven't voted in our poll, go to the main forums page! T...

I just deleted about 30 lines of rambling in this post... I cut the fat.SCENARIO 1Would you sell a Property at 10.5% CAP for $48k (19% Equity) to make $16k and be clean of the house?orSCENARIO 2Would you sell a Note a...

I did a back of the envelope analysis for this 3 unit plus general store building and got the following numbers which seem pretty promising.  What other information should I find out or confirm before making an offer?...