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Joseph Cameron Investing In Short Term Rental Condos AKA The Pros & Condos
7 September 2020 | 6 replies

My gf and I are looking to make our 1st RE purchase in a cash-flowing short term rental in the USVI. We could use some advice on the pros & cons of condos and in particular str's in condos. 

Eric Carr Los Angeles Develops Rules to Clamp Down on Short Term Rentals
13 December 2018 | 4 replies

The LA City Council proposes rules, which have yet to be signed by the mayor, to restrict and regulate AirBnB type short term rentals throughout the entire city. The rules set limits on the number of days a primary ho...

Jonathan Sowinski Sanity check: 50%/2% rules fail. Could this still be a good investment?
28 October 2011 | 19 replies

I am looking for some input on one of my first (potential) deals; I am currently under contract to purchase but wanted to see if the #s below make sense to other more experienced investors.

I am asking because I ju...

Petar Skobic Break even in 7 years?
1 January 2015 | 12 replies

If you have a 14% ROI on a rental and the investment is projected to break even in 7 years, what are your thoughts on that break even point? 14% is not bad and it's after deducting a huge cushion for expenses to reduc...

J K Massachusetts Multi Family Investing Help
8 January 2008 | 23 replies

All,
First post for me but from what I have read thus far, this forum is great.

I live and work in Massachusetts in the Financial Service industry and have amounted a small (>100k) in cash over the last couple of ...

Jaekwan Lee Do I need to make sure that a deal is under 1% & 50% rules?
30 July 2024 | 12 replies

Hi folks, I am trying to buy a quadplex to house hack for my family. We are planning to occupy there for 1 ~ 2 years and looking for cash flow after we leave. So my plan is to get experience on managing property &...

Tyler Wisner Estimating expenses on apartment buildings
3 March 2021 | 18 replies

Hey everyone, I’m getting into small apartment investing, I’m looking for a 5-8 unit property at the moment, I’ve read people use the 50% rule, as a rule of thumb when making offers, does that generally include your v...

Adam Shindler Understanding the 2% & 50% Rules
28 March 2016 | 2 replies

Hello,I am new user and first time poster with a question regarding the 2% & 50% rule.  I am interested in buy-and-hold investing of small apartment buildings and would like to know if my quick analysis of a parti...

Garmeon Y. 50% rule flaw - missing out on deals
29 January 2017 | 29 replies

How much further would you look into a deal before passing? What if a prospective deal is slightly negative cash flow using the 50% rule, but might actually be positive using actual numbers? What's the risk of passing...

Derek Raivio Syndication/Opportunity Zone 506 (b) funding advice
10 September 2019 | 31 replies

Experienced syndicators! Our team is in the midst of finalizing our Opportunity Zone Fund based in SPOKANE, Wa. We are looking to raise $30M, with the total project being worth $80M ($50M leverage). We own the dirt, a...