so I have a few bills that I need to get paid off my wife suggests we work until they r paid off (i am a union carpenter and she is a rn) which could b yrs. I think we should do a fix and flip and use that money to...

Great forum, glad I found it.

My question is as follows. The fule of thumb when determing a potentially good rehab deal is to use the 70% of ARV (After Repaired Value) less repairs method. However, can you use th...

Good Evening,My name is Alexis and I am new to real estate investing and wholesaling. I haven't found a deal yet but I have created a small buyers list.The home I am looking at now is boarded up and the listing says t...

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Is there a thumb rule to determine if a rental apartment or home deal is good? What should be considered a good return % wise, let's say in Houston, TX or Minneapolis, MN or Chicago, IL. 
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Sid 

So I've been practicing running comps or trying at least and I don't know whether I'm doing it right or wrong. Most of the properties don't share similar features to the subject property (# of bed baths, etc) and I se...

A seller with a "portfolio of properties" want to sell. It's in Florida but it's essentially a trailer park. On paper, it looks like 3 single family homes split up on 10 acres; 3+ acres each parcel. Together with the ...

Is NOI divided by the cap rate, an accurate or at least close to accurate way to determine an apartment property's value?

I am a new investor trying to ease my way in with limited amount of risk. I was told wholesaling is a good way to do that. How do I determine if the foreclosure I am going to buy and wholesale for a percentage will pa...

Hi all, I’m relatively new to real estate investing and I’m struggling with determining accurate market rents in larger markets, like Pittsburgh. I’ve looked at tools like Rentometer and Zillow, but the rent estimates...

in Texas, you have to have a real estate license, or have a hook-up with a realtor to find the comps in areas for what houses have sold for. so clearly, all i have access to right now is just what houses are on sale ...