What are the best ways you’ve found to estimate rehab costs? The rehab calculator on BP is fine but, how do you estimate the $$$ to put into each category?
Hi everyone, I'm in the process of analyzing my very first purchase and am struggling figuring out the ARV of a prospective house. I understand that the ARV is the value of the house the bank/lender appraises your hou...
Hi everyone, I was wondering how do you estimate the services to calculate a property. Like the first figures you plug in to see if it’s a go or no-go?We started conversation to make an offer on a property but when sh...
How accurate is Zillow's rent estimator? I've been getting rent numbers by calling around, using apartment comps and rent-o-meter (which seems to estimate on the low side in Charlotte). I've done two comparisons so fa...
Hey guys, we’re in the process of purchasing a 1400 sqft one story brick ranch in Charleston SC. Currently it’s in the due diligence phase and unfortunately we can’t get a plumber there in time for an estimate. We ...
Starting out at looking at potential properties for buy-and-hold rentals. It looks like for my budget in my area (North NJ) I'll have to stick to the lower end properties. Looks like EO, Newark are neighborhoods I can...
Hi there BP,I am trying to model the costs of some CapEx for a ~160 unit deal I am currently underwriting and could use some advice to help me ballpark the figures. I am considering additions such as an outdoor grilli...
I've been lurking on the posts for a long while. I've been consuming BP podcasts and books avidly.
But... I feel like the missing piece to break my analysis paralysis is how to estimate rental income from a potential...
Just wondering if I am missing any annual expenses for our property. Here is what I have:TaxesInsuranceSnow/lawn careUtilitiesTrash removalWindow CleaningCommon UtilitiesMaintenanceCAPEXVacancyI keep feeling like I’m ...
Any good free rent estimators you guys use to find out the average rent price for the area and specific property you want to buy? For example, what’s the average rent price for a 3 bedroom 2 bath house in Austin Texas?