Hello, I'm in the stage of figuring out where my money is going. When I hear people say, "Live off 50% of your income, invest/save the rest" how would I calculate that amount?  I know the difference between GROSS and ...

I recently found a mobile home park with good cash flow. Actual number provided below. The mobile home park is located in the city so there is barely any space between them (great for lack of landscaping maintenance, ...

I'm hoping some of you smarter people may be able to shed a little light here.

I came across an off market deal for a 15 unit storage complex yesterday. They are all 10x15. 14 are rented for $75 and 1 for $100 so th...

Brand new to the site and looking to purchase first investment property. Located a NNN two tenant 2600 sq. ft building built in 2003 and renovated in 2016. The numbers are: Price $600KCap rate: 7.0%NOI: $41, 625One te...

Hello! I'm new to RE and really excited to get started. I've tried to educate myself by reading, podcasts, webinars etc. Now, I would like to start networking to learn a lot more. Currently live in Compton, CA. I've b...

I am in the process of going through the tenant application/screening process for the first time. Currently I'm writing up some selection criteria and came across a question on income requirements. I went with the sta...

Looking at another potential 4 plex deal.  Fully occupied, Listed at $129,000, #4 2 bed, 1bath units rents for $525/unit now, zoned commercial so would have to use commercial financing, tenants pay electric, landlord ...

Hi everyone,My job allows me to work with clients that have real estate investment portfolios and work with real estate agents and after talking to many of them I concluded that it seems that the rule of thumb for buy...

I found a apt complex which I ran through the property analysis tool but I want check with the experts here before I decide to pass since the numbers don't seem to work. I may or may not be doing it correctly.

Here ...

I just want to be sure I'm using the 50% rule correctly.

I'm looking at a property, I estimate the property will produce $650 per month in rent.

So the 50% rule assumes that expenses such as maintenance and vacancy ...