Part of analyzing a deal is having an understanding of the fixed costs that come with doing that deal. BiggerPockets Blog contributor, J. Scott wrote an incredible article to spell out the details for anyone interest...

Anyone out there ever built an apartment building from the ground up? Can you shed some light on price/sq foot it cost you to build (not including the cost of the land). What type of cash on cash return can I expect ...

My last post about my start in real estate got a decent amount of traction and I'm looking to continue providing some value to those starting out.
I'm a former data scientist and my superpower on teams is underwritin...

I have watched several discussions, including David Greene's video, around the recent lawsuit against NAR and RE brokerages. Learned a lot but there is one thing I just don't understand. If we look at the numbers, the...

I recently purchased a property from Spartan Invest and wanted to post the details and make it an ongoing case study solely for the benefit of those looking into the company.  I really appreciated others doing this as...

Hi there BP world,My name is Rafi, and I joined BP a few weeks ago, but it's taken me a while to introduce myself. Basically, I'm an Aussie, living in Israel, interested in US real estate.I sort of got into RE by acci...

Hello,We bought this house and closed on April 28th. We have been searching for a qualified tenant but have had no luck.I was wondering how long other investors have had vacancies in months. Is it normal to have a vac...

Is it wrong to raise rents on existing tenants after property has been purchased every 6 months tell rent is to rent level in area? (increments of $25 which would be a total of 2years in all to reach)

I am often asked this question:  "What is my biggest financial risk in buying/owning a short-term rental property?"
Lots of things come immediately to mind:  Septic problems, a new roof, HVAC failure, lower-than-proj...

Curious to hear people’s views on the case? I could see the entire industry being changed or some different legal language to some legal forms and things more or less continuing as is. As an aside I do think the combo...