Mike Dymski
Idle Cash and the War Chest Strategy
A - Invest $100, add value to $120, market corrects to $100 in year 1, but you achieve an 8% return from cash flow and principal reduction.B - Invest $100, add value to $120, market remains as-is (or it takes longer t...
Cynthia Oistad
Single Family vs. Multi-Family - ANYONE doing Single Family?
Is anyone out there seeing cash flow with single family home investing? Are we ignorant to avoid cash-flowing multi-family properties? Hi Everyone! My husband and I are newbies to real estate investing and we are tr...
Jill F.
The affordable housing situation right now is desperate.
I just listed an apartment on Friday. It's in a "D" neighborhood. It's my first turnover in over 3 years (39 months) in these buildings (2 side-by-side quads). I had **13** solid, completed applications (not just vag...
Account Closed
Using NPV for real estate investments
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
Jamie O'Connell
Section 8 - My Experience Two Years In
I started my real estate journey 2 years ago and bought my first duplex fully rented. One unit ended up being a Section 8 tenant so I started Section 8 from my first day. This tenant has since had another child and mo...
Mike Gennaro
How do I sell a mobile home via rent to own and remain compliant with Dodd Frank?
We would like to sell a mobile home via rent to own and remain compliant with Dodd Frank. We purchased the unit for $8500 in a park. I've posted it for sale on craigslist as follows and would appreciate suggestions fo...
Marco Santarelli
What is your MINIMUM required Capitalization (Cap) Rate?
Although I'm not a big fan of using the Capitalization (Cap) Rate to analyze a property, it is a number used by many investors as a quick one-dimensional metric. It is also one that is more commonly used in the comme...
Kyle J.
Are you wealthy?
Saw this article on MSN Money today: The answer to this question will tell you if you're wealthy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt from the article:...
JD Martin
RE Agents - how is lack of inventory affecting your income?
@Russell Brazil @Dawn Brenengen @James Wise @Jonna Weber @David Greene @John Thedford @Nathan G. @Joel Owens @Jordan Moorhead @Brie Schmidt and hopefully a whole lot of people that I've missed -I am curious - how has ...
Devin James
We Need Higher Density & Smaller Homes - Thoughts?
Affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market.
I believe smaller, more dense units are part of the solution:
1) Buyers can only afford smaller homes in today’s economy.
2) Denser unit...