Luke Jacobsma
Negotiating with lenders
I have made an offer on condo and have been pre-approved by a lender. But I want to make sure I am getting the best interest rate so I reached out to 2 other lenders.
Can someone level with me and tell me how much w...
Rohan D.
Chicago- primary residence (Evanston or Buffalo Grove or ?)
Hello Chicago BP community, I am posting this for a friend who is currently not on this forum:He is currently looking to purchase his first primary residence and is confused between Evanston (apt/condos) vs Buffalo Gr...
Rome Gal
Bad or good investment? Hard Rock Hotel Room San Diego...
Hard Rock Hotel (Downtown San Diego) has offered investment ownership opportunities for certain rooms within their establishment... has anybody had experience with this or horror stories of such investments?
The ask...
Account Closed
Hey, you environmentalists on the east coast....
.....howse that "Global Warming" theory workin fer ye? Are those darn "deniers" giving you a hard time now?
They were talking about it today on that dreaded cable news network all the high school dropouts and redne...
Regan Coakley
Are these closing fees too high?
I am a first time investor and am purchasing an investment property in Baytown Texas for $200,000 (single fam). I was expecting the closing costs to be around 3% but they are closer to 7-8%. Is this reasonable? I a...
Andrew George Dennis
Cost for tile installation in a shower in Denver?
What do you guys think is a reasonable cost/sq ft for labor only to install new tile in a shower? What if it includes replacing backer board as well? The property is in Denver. I’m talking quality work that will la...
Lorin K.
So when is the Vancouver BC market to crash?
It has always been crazy but if it will crash, its going to be huge! China economy needs to crash before it happens to Vancouver. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/high+metro+vancouver+real+estate+buyers+commutin...
Eugene Vollucci
Comprehensive Property Analysis Strategies
THE INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) TO AIM FOR
The IRR should reflect the degree of risk you’re willing to take. The riskier an investment, the higher the IRR. If you’re purchasing a building that has decreased in valu...
Michael Buttram
estimating future ARV
Thx ok, here's a question for the smart people:When attempting to estimate a property's ARV "potential", how much weight do or would you put on sales that occurred right before the bubble burst, I.e, 2008-09, as re...
Paul Hoeppner
Hello BP from Las Vegas!
Hi, my name is Paul Hoeppner. I'm from Las Vegas, NV.I've been becoming more and more interested in real estate within the past 2 years. In November of 2013, I purchased a new home in Las Vegas and had plans to sell...