When it comes to building your own models how do you underwrite value add rent increases ie: bringing rents up to market at lease renewal/ bringing down units onlineIt can be done manually when investing on a small sc...

This may seem like a noobie question, but I’m looking for some in depth answers. I’m wondering how a recession affects various aspects of commercial real estate, specifically multifamily properties. I understand inves...

I recently finished rehabbing a cute little bungalow in the Cedar Rapids, IA area. I have concentrated on buy and hold so after renovation I went ahead and advertised it for rent.  When I put a link on Facebook to my ...

Hello everyone!First of all I have to say I am so glad I found this site. It has been a great tool in my education on REI. I am still in that process of getting the basics in terms of education. I have read a couple o...

Damn!  I just missed my goal for 2014.At the beginning of the year, I set a goal to purchase 300 units of MFRE this year.  On Monday, I closed a deal for 54 units, bringing the total for the year to 288!I'm closing an...

Hello to all. Please provide feedback on prioritizing the numbers in the calculators.- Is there a website or tool to help real estate investors find the average cap rate in a neighborhood or City?- Should I concentrat...

Hi everyone, my name is Mike I'm from Camp Hill, PA. I am currently a Project Specialist for a Fortune 40 company I estimate, contract, sell, and manage projects for about 200 people a year. I been in this job for abo...

Hello everyone, I am new here, and am still trying to figure out whether investing in my area, southern New Jersey, is worth the trouble.Any help would be appreciated.My strategy is to acquire long term rentals on si...

Hi all, first time posting on BP. My girlfriend and I are really interested in trying our hand at real estate but we aren't sure where to start in terms of location. We know we want to get inside the District of Colum...

I want to teach my children the joy & power of saving money, as the first part to their financial education. They have piggy banks, but they can’t see how much money is inside, and half the money inside is paper b...