Kurt Stein
Wood Destroying Insects Impact on Annual Maintenance Costs
Hi BP,
I'm currently under contract on a town home in Atlantic Beach, Fl, that I'll eventually rent out. During the inspection, significant wood-destroying insects (wood boring termites) were found in the siding and ...
Michael Worlund
DCF discount rate
Hi all, I'm reading Real Estate By the Numbers and I get PVM, FV, interest vs discount rate. Where Im struggling is Dicounted Cash Flow using the Discount Rate. How are they building an interest rate into cashflows to...
Bill Bell
Annual Rental with Hot Tub and Other High End Accessories
I converted a house I previously lived in (my previously single batchelor pad) to an annual lease term rental. The property is higher end with bamboo floors, stainless kitchen, butcher block/steel covered bar, separa...
Christian Sommer
Help figuring CoC during a Cash-out Finance
[Calc Review] (I missed that in my title field and can't figure out how to edit the title)With 2 separate free and clear properties, both with equal appraised values, I'm try to calculate a simple Cash on Cash (CoC) m...
Rick D.
Tax Savings from Rental Properties
I realize a real estate investor “makes money” in four basic ways. Cash Flow,Appreciation,Principal Reduction, and Tax Savings.In order to properly estimate my returns I need to assign a dollar value to each of these....
Tyler Polen
Property tax and insurance costs
Hey there. Does anyone have a good estimate for annual property tax and insurance on 10-20 unit apartments in Jacksonville FL?
Watson Josue
Will that be a good buy?
Hi Team,Can someone help me determine if this deal is a good deal or not? It's a duplex in the Atlanta, GA area.The asking price is: $118KThe house will need some improvement to raise the value. Estimate work: $25kThe...
Andrew Nocella
Looking at becoming a Home Inspector in Columbus Ohio
I am currently in the Army station in upstate N.Y. and am looking at moving back home to Ohio. Since my time in service is almost up (about 10 months from now) I am trying to get everything lined up now. My philosophy...
Stephen Green
What is the best overall suburb in Dallas to invest in?
Dear All,I am looking at buying a property in Dallas TX. What is your opinion on which suburb would be the best one to invest in?Criteria are:-Long term buy and hold-$200-260K-Return of 6%+ ROI rent (annual rent divid...
Wally Burbage
HVAC PM Issues
We have 24 units and are constantly getting calls that the drip pan is overflowing and unit is not working. When we send a tech out they usually find dirty coils and a dirty filter if there is one at all. I am going t...